Title :
Stabilized liquid crystal rotatable fractional wave-plates stack for fast polarisation analysis and control
Author :
Defosse, Y. ; Gautier, P. ; De la Tocnaye, J. L de Bougrenet ; Colliou, F. ; Guenot, A. ; Mouzer, G. ; Kaczmarek, C. ; Labat, Damien
Author_Institution :
Optogone S.A., Plouzane, France
Abstract :
Design, fabrication and tests of fast rotating wave-plates based on nematic liquid crystals stabilized by a polymer matrix are reported. Appropriateness of performance to meet current specifications for PMD compensation in 40 Gb/s systems is addressed.
Keywords :
nematic liquid crystals; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; optical polymers; optical retarders; 40 Gbit/s; PMD compensation; nematic liquid crystals; polarisation analysis; polymer matrix; rotatable fractional wave-plate;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
