Title :
New method for polarisation alignment of birefringent fibre with laser diode
Author :
Ida, Yasutoshi ; Hayashi, K. ; Jinno, Masahiko ; Horii, Taku ; Arai, Kenta
Author_Institution :
Kanazawa University, Department of Electronics, Kanazawa, Japan
Abstract :
A new simple technique for aligning the polarisation of a laser diode with the principal axis of a birefringent fibre is described. The angular error of alignment is restricted by the crosstalk of the fibre and the extinction ratio of the polariser, analyser used.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical fibres; polarisation; semiconductor junction lasers; angular error; birefringent fibre; crosstalk; extinction ratio; laser diode; polarisation alignment; principal axis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850015
