Title :
Design and performance of tuned fiber coil isolators
Author :
Day, G.W. ; Payne, David N. ; Barlow, Arthur J. ; Ramskov-Hansen, Jens J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electronics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fDate :
2/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical isolators using coiled single-mode fibers with controlled birefringence have been thoroughly analyzed and tested experimentally. Isolation ratios as high as 44.5 dB with insertion losses (excluding coupling and polarizer losses) of 0.3 to 0.4 dB have been obtained at 633 nm. Analysis indicates that these devices will have >20-dB isolation over a spectral range of 2.5 nm or a temperature range of 36°C.
Keywords :
Optical fiber applications; Optical isolators; Birefringence; Coils; Insertion loss; Isolators; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical losses; Temperature distribution;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073578
