• DocumentCode
    1326161
  • Title

    An Endless Reset-Free Polarization Control Method Using Two Wave Plates

  • Author

    Rong, Weifeng ; Dupont, Laurent ; Wang, Yixin ; Yeo, Yong-Kee ; Chen, Jian ; Kuang, Wu ; Paulose, Varghese

  • Author_Institution
    RF & Opt. Dept., Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    865
  • Lastpage
    872
  • Abstract
    We present a new, endless polarization control method based on two rotatable wave plates with variable birefringence. We propose two boundary conditions for the parameters of the wave plates so that this method will not have the pole problem. The pole problem is one of the main weaknesses in reset-free polarization controllers. We experimentally demonstrate the control principle of this method and verify its feasibility by using a simple feedback mechanism.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; light polarisation; optical control; optical polarisers; birefringence; reset-free polarization control; wave plates; Aerospace electronics; High speed optical techniques; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Polarization; Quaternions; Polarization; polarization control; wave plate;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1943-0655
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOT.2010.2077275
  • Filename
    5575372
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1326161