Title :
Characteristics of fibre-coupled optical isolators at 1.15 μm
Author :
Mellis, J. ; Al-Chalabi, S.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich
fDate :
3/3/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Compact, fibre-coupled Faraday optical isolators have been assembled. Isolators with both conventional and polarisation maintaining monomode fibre tails have been fully characterised in insertion loss, return loss and isolation ratio over the wavelength range 1480-1560 nm
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical communication equipment; optical isolators; 1480 to 1560 nm; Faraday rotation; characterised; compact isolators; conventional fibre tails; fibre-coupled Faraday optical isolators; fibre-coupled optical isolators; insertion loss; isolation ratio; optical isolation; polarisation maintaining monomode fibre tails; return loss; wavelength range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
