Title :
High speed liquid crystal devices for polarization control and analysis
Author :
Acharya, Bharat R. ; Madsen, C.K. ; Möller, L. ; Baldwin, K. ; MacHarrie, R.A. ; Stepnoski, R.A. ; Hunag, C.C. ; Pindak, R. ; Rogers, J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
High-speed liquid-crystal waveplates fabricated between tips of optical fibers show excellent performance when implemented for DOP measurements and PMD compensation in 40 Gb/s system. Results indicate that these devices have potential application in optical communication systems.
Keywords :
compensation; liquid crystal devices; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical retarders; 40 Gbit/s; DOP measurements; PMD compensation; liquid-crystal waveplates;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
