Title :
New polarisation-control scheme for optical heterodyne receiver using two Faraday rotators
Author :
Okoshi, Tadashi ; Cheng, Y.H. ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
University of Tokyo, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A new state-of-polarisation (SOP) control scheme using two Faraday rotators is proposed. It features low optical insertion loss and quick response. Experiment shows that the receiver output is stable regardless of drastic SOP changes in the signal.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; light polarisation; optical communication; optical fibres; Faraday rotators; optical heterodyne receiver; optical insertion loss; polarisation-control scheme; receiver output;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850555
