Reversible fiber-optic switched delay module using GRIN lens fiber-optic collimators and ferroelectric liquid crystals

Author

Madamopoulos, Nicholas ; Riza, Nabeel A.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

3-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

275

Abstract

We have proposed for the first time, a single microbench fiber connectorized compact photonic delay line (PDL) using GRIN lens fibre optic (FO) collimators, 3D polarization optics, and ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) devices. Insertion losses of <7 dB were measured for both PDL settings. Important GRIN-to-GRIN coupling loss data is presented. An approach using special design non quarter pitch FO collimators is suggested for the large GRIN-to-GRIN distances in our PDL

Keywords

gradient index optics; lenses; liquid crystal devices; optical collimators; optical delay lines; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; 3D polarization optics; GRIN lens fiber-optic collimators; GRIN-to-GRIN coupling loss data; ferroelectric liquid crystal devices; ferroelectric liquid crystals; insertion losses; large GRIN-to-GRIN distances; non quarter pitch FO collimators; reversible fiber-optic switched delay module; single microbench fiber connectorized compact photonic delay line; Delay lines; Fiber optics; Lenses; Liquid crystal devices; Optical collimators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Page description languages; Photonic crystal fibers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4947-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1998.739566

Filename

739566