DocumentCode
913526
Title
Multistable fiber-optic Michelson interferometer with electrooptic feedback exhibiting 95 stable states
Author
Watts, Christopher ; FÜrstenau, Norbert
Author_Institution
DFVLR, Braunschweig, West Germany
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1989
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The multistable behavior of a fiber-optic Michelson interferometer with electrooptic feedback using a piezoelectric phase modulator is investigated. A linear stability analysis of the third-order differential equation used to describe the system reveals the number of stable states increases with the ratio tau /T of the system time constant ( tau ) and the feedback delay time (T). In laboratory investigations 95 stable states were achieved with tau /T>50.<>
Keywords
differential equations; feedback; fibre optics; light interferometers; optical bistability; electrooptic feedback; feedback delay time; linear stability analysis; multistable fibre-optic Michelson interferometer; piezoelectric phase modulator; system time constant; third-order differential equation; Delay; Optical feedback; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical retarders; State feedback; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.16233
Filename
16233
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