• DocumentCode
    1805420
  • Title

    High power handling capability of liquid crystal variable optical attenuator

  • Author

    Pan, J.J. ; Wu, Haiming ; Wu, Yousheng ; Chen, Ruby ; Qiu, Xiangdong ; Jiang, Joy

  • Author_Institution
    Lightwaves2020 Inc., Milpitas, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    Liquid-crystal variable optical attenuator (LC-VOA) has been assembled and tested for high power application. The results demonstrated the high power tolerance of LC-VOA and its superior characteristics for EDFA applications.
  • Keywords
    erbium; liquid crystal devices; optical attenuators; optical fibre amplifiers; EDFA application; LC-VOA; high power handling capability; liquid crystal variable optical attenuator; power tolerance; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Heating; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192528
  • Filename
    1497608