Title :
Sagnac loop interferometer using polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Kim, Do-Hyun ; Kang, Jin U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A Sagnac loop interferometer using polarization maintaining (PM) photonic crystal fiber was experimentally demonstrated and analyzed. Different filtering functions and reduced temperature dependence were observed. Experimental results agree well with simulations.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; photonic crystals; Sagnac loop interferometer; filtering function; polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber; Filtering; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Sagnac interferometers; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201894
