Temperature influence on an optical universal compensator for polarization changes induced by birefringence on a retracing beam

Author

Arce, J.L. ; Muriel, M.A. ; Cobo, A. ; Morante, M. ; López-Higuera, J.M.

Author_Institution

Photonic Eng. Group, Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov. 1996

Firstpage

258

Abstract

The effect of the imperfections of the commercial Faraday rotator mirror due to the large temperature dependence of its Faraday rotator angle is analyzed, and its influence for polarization changes compensation induced by birefringence in reciprocal photonic circuits is discussed. Currently, the Faraday rotators are made with ferromagnetic materials, Y/sub 3/Fe/sub 5/O/sub 12/ (YIG) and Bi-substituted garnets (BIG), whose Verdet constants are highly temperature dependent.

Keywords

Faraday effect; birefringence; bismuth compounds; garnets; integrated optics; light polarisation; mirrors; optical polarisers; ray tracing; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; Bi-substituted garnets; BiFe5O12; BiIG; Faraday rotator angle; Verdet constant; Y/sub 3/Fe/sub 5/O/sub 12/; YFe5O12; YIG; birefringence; commercial Faraday rotator mirror; ferromagnetic materials; imperfections; large temperature dependence; optical universal compensator; polarization changes; polarization changes compensation; reciprocal photonic circuits; retracing beam; temperature influence; Birefringence; Circuits; Extinction ratio; Magnetic materials; Mirrors; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Photonics; Temperature dependence; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3160-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1996.571651

Filename

571651