• DocumentCode
    1010127
  • Title

    New polarisation-control scheme for optical heterodyne receiver using two Faraday rotators

  • Author

    Okoshi, Tadashi ; Cheng, Y.H. ; Kikuchi, Kazuro

  • Author_Institution
    University of Tokyo, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    787
  • Lastpage
    788
  • Abstract
    A new state-of-polarisation (SOP) control scheme using two Faraday rotators is proposed. It features low optical insertion loss and quick response. Experiment shows that the receiver output is stable regardless of drastic SOP changes in the signal.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; light polarisation; optical communication; optical fibres; Faraday rotators; optical heterodyne receiver; optical insertion loss; polarisation-control scheme; receiver output;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850555
  • Filename
    4251354