Internal Electrode Fiber Polarization Controller

• Potentially low-cost polarization controllers were studied with a current-driven internal electrode fibers. The return loss was determined for the device. An EDFA was used as light source, and five devices were constructed and tested. The polarization dependent loss (PDL) of the polarization controllers was measured between 1530 nm and 1570 nm using the Jones-matrix method. The response times for the controllers was found to be relatively slow. The rise time of the optical response was significantly improved by overshooting the current pulse.

Nyckelord

Birefringence

Control equipment

Electric currents

Electrodes

Light polarization

Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition

Phase transitions

Piezoelectric devices

Pressure effects

Refractive index

Voltage control

Controllers

Fiber lasers

Fibers

Optical devices

Optical fibers

Optical losses

Optical sensors

Optical variables control

Polarization

Solid state lasers

Internal electrodes

Metro networks

Optical components

Optical fiber loss

Optical fiber polarization

Optical refraction

Polarization control

Polarization controllers

Jones-matrix method

Polarization dependent loss (PDL)

Fiber optics

Optical fiber communication

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