• DocumentCode
    2423490
  • Title

    Compact, in-line, all-fiber polarimeter using fiber gratings

  • Author

    Westbrook, P.S. ; Strasser, T.A. ; Erdogan, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a compact, low loss, low cost in-fiber polarimeter using a UV induced waveplate and fiber gratings. The polarimeter has accuracy comparable to commercial devices, is wavelength insensitive over 70 nm, and is tested in control loop that actively stabilizes a random input polarization.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical fibre polarisation; polarimeters; UV induced waveplate; all-fiber polarimeter; control loop; fiber grating; in-line polarization measurement; Detectors; Fiber gratings; High speed optical techniques; Light scattering; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Optical scattering; Stokes parameters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.869467
  • Filename
    869467