Measurements of stress-optic coefficient in polymer optical fibers
| Authors: | M.K. Szczurowski, T. Martynkien, G. Statkiewicz-Barabach, W. Urbanczyk, L. Khan, D.J. Webb |
| Abstract: |
We have systematically measured the differential stress-optic coefficient, ΔC, in a number of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) fibers drawn with different stress, ranging from 2 up to 27 MPa. ΔC was determined in transverse illumination by measuring the dependence of birefringence on additional axial stress applied to the fiber. Our results show that ΔC in PMMA fibers has a negative sign and ranges from −4:5 to −1:5 × 10−12 Pa−1, depending on the drawing stress. Increase of the drawing stress results in greater initial fiber birefringence and lower ΔC. |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Start Page: | 2013 |
| End Page: | 2015 |
| Journal title: | Optics Letters |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/OL.35.002013 |
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