Title :
Micromachined polarization-state controller and its application to polarization-mode dispersion compensation
Author :
Lin, L.Y. ; Goldstein, E.L. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Tkac, R.W.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a lightwave-micromachine-based polarization-controller and experimentally verify its operation. The results suggest that micromachines may be useful in manipulating polarization states in lightwave systems and may thus lead to smaller and cheaper polarization-mode dispersion-compensators.
Keywords :
compensation; micro-optics; micromachining; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber polarization; optical polarizers; wavelength division multiplexing; lightwave-micromachine-based polarization-controller; micromachined polarization-state controller; polarization state manipulation; polarization-mode dispersion compensation; polarization-mode dispersion-compensators; Costs; Electrodes; Lighting control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Size control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868578
