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We present a simple analytical method to study birefringence and polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of graded-core stress-applied polarization-maintaining fibers. It is based on the equivalent step-index-fiber method. It is shown that the agreement between present results and the results obtained using the finite-element method is very good. Polarization characteristics of stress-applied polarization-maintaining fibers having a dip in the refractive index at the center of the core are also investigated.
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Zhihao, C., Yan, Q. & Huihai, Y. Birefringence and polarization mode dispersion in graded-core stress-applied polarization-maintaining fibers. Appl. Phys. B 48, 225–229 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694349
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