Title :
Zero-insertion-loss random-access fibre-optic data ring based on the Faraday effect
Author :
Berwick, M. ; Leilabady, P.A. ; Jones, J.D.C. ; Jackson, D.A.
Author_Institution :
University of Kent at Canterbury, Physics Laboratory, Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
A novel form of fibre-optic data ring based on a reciprocal path Sagnac interferometer is demonstrated, which utilises the Faraday effect to encode the guided light beam at arbitrarily chosen locations and has reduced environmental sensitivity.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; magneto-optical devices; Faraday effect; fibre-optic data ring; guided light beam encoding; magneto-optically induced azimuth-rotation; optical fibre data bus; random-access; reciprocal path Sagnac interferometer; zero insertion loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860455
