DocumentCode
2007802
Title
All-fiber electrooptical polarization control
Author
Tarasenko, O. ; Myrén, N. ; Margulis, W. ; Carvalho, I.C.S.
Author_Institution
Acreo, Stockholm, Sweden
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
Optical fibers gain a second order nonlinearity through thermal poling. The voltage induced birefringence is small. An all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer was then constructed enabling electrooptical polarization control with 78 V and sub-microsecond response time.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; birefringence; electro-optical devices; electro-optical effects; fibre optic sensors; optical control; optical fibre polarisation; 78 V; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; birefringence; electrooptical polarization control; optical fibers; second order nonlinearity; thermal poling; Birefringence; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215469
Filename
1636500
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