Internal electrode fiber polarization controller

Author

Claesson, A. ; Smuk, S. ; Arsalane, H. ; Margulis, W. ; Naterstad, T. ; Zimmer, E. ; Malthe-Sorenssen, A.

Author_Institution

Acreo AB, Kista, Sweden

fYear

2003

fDate

23-28 March 2003

Firstpage

39

Abstract

With the growing importance of optics in access and metro networks, the need for inexpensive high-performance optical components becomes more acute. One of the essential functions required is polarization control. Manually, motorized or piezoelectric actuated controllers exist in the market, based on the stress induced in the fiber by an external element. In this paper, we present the principles and performance of a polarization controller based on the stress induced by an internal current driven electrode. Mach-Zehnder interferometer is used for implementing a 2×2 fiber switch.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical switches; piezoelectric actuators; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; access network; fiber polarization controller; fiber switch; high-performance optical component; internal electrode; metro network; piezoelectric actuated controllers; Electrodes; Fiber lasers; Optical devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003

Print_ISBN

1-55752-746-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2003.1247474

Filename

1247474