DocumentCode
422471
Title
Stabilized liquid crystal rotatable fractional wave-plates stack for fast polarisation analysis and control
Author
Defosse, Y. ; Gautier, P. ; De la Tocnaye, J. L de Bougrenet ; Colliou, F. ; Guenot, A. ; Mouzer, G. ; Kaczmarek, C. ; Labat, Damien
Author_Institution
Optogone S.A., Plouzane, France
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Abstract
Design, fabrication and tests of fast rotating wave-plates based on nematic liquid crystals stabilized by a polymer matrix are reported. Appropriateness of performance to meet current specifications for PMD compensation in 40 Gb/s systems is addressed.
Keywords
nematic liquid crystals; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; optical polymers; optical retarders; 40 Gbit/s; PMD compensation; nematic liquid crystals; polarisation analysis; polymer matrix; rotatable fractional wave-plate;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1362085
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