| 摘要 |
A packaged polarization maintaining fiber includes a cylindrical polarization maintaining fiber packaged with an elliptical packaging. The elliptical packaging includes solder securing the polarization maintaining fiber within a sleeve. The optical fast and slow axes of the polarization maintaining fiber may be aligned within the packaging to reduce the effects of eccentricity on the extinction ratio of the polarization maintaining fiber. A packaged polarization maintaining fiber is also provided having a circular cross-section. The packaging materials and dimensions may be chosen such that the stress at the interface between the polarization maintaining fiber cladding and the solder is zero, thereby reducing the chance of stress induced breakages in the fiber and reducing stress induced degradation of the extinction ratio of the polarization maintaining fiber.
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