• DocumentCode
    802269
  • Title

    Novel high precision alignment technique for polarisation maintaining fibres using a frequency modulated tunable laser

  • Author

    Noe, Reinhold

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    2009
  • Lastpage
    2011
  • Abstract
    A precision alignment technique for polarisation-maintaining, fibres is described using a frequency modulated tunable laser in combination with phase sensitive detection. The effect of residual intensity modulation is overcome by detecting the signal at twice the modulation frequency. An alignment accuracy of better than 0.2 degrees was achieved.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; distributed feedback lasers; frequency modulation; laser beam applications; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical modulation; position control; semiconductor junction lasers; DFB lasers; alignment accuracy; birefringence; frequency modulated tunable laser; lock-in amplifier; modulation frequency; phase sensitive detection; polarisation-maintaining; precision alignment technique; residual intensity modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901299
  • Filename
    102587