Title :
Fiber-Mounted Electro-Optic Probe with Highly Stable Sensitivity
Author :
Togo, Hiroyoshi ; Shimizu, Naofumi ; Nagatsuma, Tadao
Author_Institution :
NTT Microsyst. Integration Labs., NTT Corp., Tokyo
Abstract :
We have developed a fiber-mounted electro-optic probe containing a Faraday rotator that passively compensates for polarization-mode-dispersion change. Experiments confirmed a stable sensitivity with fluctuation of less than 1 dB and applicability to antenna calibration
Keywords :
Faraday effect; compensation; dipole antennas; electro-optical devices; microwave antennas; microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; probes; stability; Faraday rotator; antenna calibration; fiber-mounted electro-optic probe; fluctuation; passive sensitivity-stabilization technique; polarization-mode-dispersion compensation; Antenna measurements; Area measurement; Electrooptic effects; Fluctuations; Microstrip antennas; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279176
