Title :
Passive depolariser based on artificial polarisation-dependent delay
Author :
Liu, J. ; Fang, Q. ; Yin, Y. ; Liang, M.
Author_Institution :
Xi´´an Inst. of Opt. & Precision Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Xi´´an, China
fDate :
3/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A passive depolariser based on artificial polarisation-dependent delay is demonstrated. Experimental results show that a low degree of polarisation (<2%) and a low polarisation-dependent loss (0.08 dB) are obtained for any input state of polarisation.
Keywords :
optical collimators; optical fibre polarisation; optical polarisers; 0.08 dB; artificial polarisation-dependent delay; collimators; passive depolariser; polarisation state;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060010