Development and characterization of an automated polarization controller on optical fiber based on piezoelectric elements

Author

Ferreira da Silva, T. ; Borghi, Giacomo

Author_Institution

Opt. Metrol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Metrol., Quality & Technol., Duque de Caxias, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

1-6 July 2012

Firstpage

666

Lastpage

667

Abstract

An automated polarization controller is a necessary device for the measurement of several kinds of parameters on the optical fiber metrology field. Here we present the development of a fully automated polarization controller based on induced stress on optical fiber through voltage activated piezoelectric elements. Reproducibility of the piezo´s driver is tested and the APC polarization transformation is analyzed with a polarimeter. An application of the device as a polarization scrambler is also presented.

Keywords

optical fibre polarisation; piezoelectric devices; automated polarization controller; induced stress; optical fiber metrology; piezo driver; piezoelectric elements; polarization scrambler; polarization transformation; voltage activated piezoelectric element; Metrology; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Stress; Metrology; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; optical fiber metrology; polarization controller; polarization scrambler;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0589-1485

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0439-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.2012.6251105

Filename

6251105