Title :
High power handling capability of liquid crystal variable optical attenuator
Author :
Pan, J.J. ; Wu, Haiming ; Wu, Yousheng ; Chen, Ruby ; Qiu, Xiangdong ; Jiang, Joy
Author_Institution :
Lightwaves2020 Inc., Milpitas, CA, USA
Abstract :
Liquid-crystal variable optical attenuator (LC-VOA) has been assembled and tested for high power application. The results demonstrated the high power tolerance of LC-VOA and its superior characteristics for EDFA applications.
Keywords :
erbium; liquid crystal devices; optical attenuators; optical fibre amplifiers; EDFA application; LC-VOA; high power handling capability; liquid crystal variable optical attenuator; power tolerance; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Heating; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192528
