Implementation of a Faraday mirror stabilization scheme for all optical switching in a standard telecom fiber

Author

Vinegoni, C. ; Wegmuller, M. ; Gisin, N.

Author_Institution

Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

187

Lastpage

190

Abstract

We present an elegant passive stabilization method for ultrafast devices employing nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) in optical fibers. The fluctuations in the linear birefringence, including temperature and pressure induced ones, that affect the measurement of the NPR are successfully removed in a passive way by using a double pass of the fiber under test with a Faraday mirror at the end of the fiber. This method provides excellent switching stability over long term period when applied to a wavelength converter

Keywords

Faraday effect; birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; magneto-optical devices; mirrors; optical fibres; optical rotation; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; Faraday mirror stabilization; all-optical switching; linear birefringence fluctuations; nonlinear polarization rotation; optical fiber; ultrafast device; wavelength converter; Birefringence; Fluctuations; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Pressure measurement; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2000 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gdansk

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6337-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2000.874150

Filename

874150