DocumentCode
846264
Title
2×2 optical fibre polarisation switch and polarisation controller
Author
Barnes, Walter L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron., Southampton Univ.
Volume
24
Issue
23
fYear
1988
fDate
11/10/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1427
Lastpage
1429
Abstract
A liquid crystal based optical fibre polarisation switch is demonstrated. Switching voltages of about 3 V were used and switching speeds of a few Hz obtained. In addition, the device may be used as the basis for a polarisation controller in coherent optical detection schemes
Keywords
fibre optics; light polarisation; liquid crystal devices; optical polarisers; optical switches; 3 V; coherent optical detection schemes; liquid crystal; optical fibre polarisation switch; polarisation controller;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
46086
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