Elasto-optic alignment of birefringent axes in polarization-holding optical fiber.

Autor: Carrara SL, Kim BY, Shaw HJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Optics letters [Opt Lett] 1986 Jul 01; Vol. 11 (7), pp. 470-2.
DOI: 10.1364/ol.11.000470
Abstrakt: A nondestructive technique for the accurate alignment of the birefringent axes of high-birefringence optical fibers at an arbitrary position is demonstrated by using an elasto-optic effect. Alignment accuracy of less than 0.5 degrees is achieved, and the slow and fast birefringent axes can be easily distinguished. A high-birefringence-fiber directional coupler with less than -28 dB polarization cross coupling, constructed by using this technique, is described.
Databáze: MEDLINE