Title :
Depolarised broadband source
Author :
Moeller, R.P. ; Burns, W.K.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
Abstract :
A depolarised broadband source is demonstrated by depolarising the output of a superluminescent diode with a short length of Hitachi single polarisation fibre. A degree of polarisation of less than 10¿3 is achieved.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light emitting diodes; light polarisation; optical waveguide theory; Hitachi single polarisation fibre; LED; depolarised broadband source; residual polarisation degree 10-3; superluminescent diode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830130
