Birefringence Measurements in Optical Waveguides

Author

Jamon, Damien ; Royer, Francois ; Parsy, Francois ; Ghibaudo, Elise ; Broquin, J.E.

Author_Institution

LT2C, Univ. de Lyon, Lyon, France

Volume

31

Issue

19

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct.1, 2013

Firstpage

3151

Lastpage

3157

Abstract

This paper deals with an experimental nondestructive technique for the measurement of modal birefringence of integrated optical waveguides. The method is based on a magneto-optical perturbation technique combined with a highly sensitive polarimeter. Magneto-optical modal conversion, through the Verdet constant of the waveguides, and its dependence on the perturbation length are discussed. In this paper, the practical application of this equipment is proposed for the measurement of modal birefringence in totally or partially buried ion exchanged waveguides.

Keywords

birefringence; integrated optics; magneto-optical devices; optical waveguides; polarimeters; Verdet constant; birefringence measurements; highly sensitive polarimeter; integrated optical waveguides; ion exchanged waveguides; magneto-optical modal conversion; magneto-optical perturbation technique; modal birefringence; nondestructive technique; perturbation length; Magnetooptic effects; Modulation; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Perturbation methods; Birefringence; integrated optics; optical waveguides; polarimetry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2013.2280034

Filename

6588315