Title :
All-fiber electrooptical polarization control
Author :
Tarasenko, O. ; Myrén, N. ; Margulis, W. ; Carvalho, I.C.S.
Author_Institution :
Acreo, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
Optical fibers gain a second order nonlinearity through thermal poling. The voltage induced birefringence is small. An all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer was then constructed enabling electrooptical polarization control with 78 V and sub-microsecond response time.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; birefringence; electro-optical devices; electro-optical effects; fibre optic sensors; optical control; optical fibre polarisation; 78 V; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; birefringence; electrooptical polarization control; optical fibers; second order nonlinearity; thermal poling; Birefringence; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215469
