• DocumentCode
    1215369
  • Title

    Integrated-optic polarization transformer for reset-free endless polarization control

  • Author

    Heismann, Fred

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1898
  • Lastpage
    1906
  • Abstract
    An electrooptic polarization transformer which employs a multiple cascade of alternating two-way TE-TM polarization-converter and TE/TM phase-shifter sections in a birefringent crystal, such as LiNbO3 , and requires only three independent drive voltages is described. It is capable of transforming any arbitrarily varying input polarization into any desired output polarization without ever requiring a reset cycle. It accomplishes this by producing adjustable elliptical birefringence of constant total phase retardation in a single-mode waveguide
  • Keywords
    birefringence; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; light polarisation; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; TE-TM polarization-converter; TE/TM phase-shifter; birefringent crystal; electrooptic polarization transformer; integrated optics; reset-free endless polarization control; single-mode waveguide; Azimuth; Birefringence; Fluctuations; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical retarders; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Phase transformers; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.34051
  • Filename
    34051
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1215369