Title :
An all fiber optic device for dynamic rotation of the polarization plane of a light wave
Author :
Irace, A. ; Breglio, G. ; Cutolo, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Naples Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We report on a novel kind of optical device based on the Faraday effect, which allows very fast and linear rotation of the polarization plane (risetimes of few us are easily achieved together with rotations of 20 degrees) without interrupting the optical path. It can easily be employed as amplitude modulator if followed by an appropriate polarizer which can be also realized with an all optical fiber system
Keywords :
Faraday effect; amplitude modulation; electro-optical modulation; magneto-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical polarisers; optical rotation; Faraday effect; all fiber optic device; all optical fiber system; amplitude modulator; dynamic rotation; light wave; linear rotation; optical communications equipment; optical modulators; optical path; polarization plane; polarizer; Copper; Equations; Faraday effect; Fiber lasers; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1996. MELECON '96., 8th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3109-5
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1996.551311
