Analysis and measurement of the polarization sensitivity of single-mode fiber passive optical components

Mabrouki, A.; Gadonna, Michel; Naour, R. Le

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“…This method spans the Poincaré sphere along predetermined trajectories to produce a good approximation of full sphere coverage. This may be done by rotating a retarder pair in a well-defined phase relationship [7], [8]. Laboratory devices based on this concept have reported repeatability of ±0.003 dB and resolution of 0.001 dB [9] while commercial devices have a specified repeatability of ±0.010 dB and resolution of 0.001 dB.…”

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High-resolution, nonmechanical approach to polarization-dependent transmission measurements

Craig

Gilbert

Hale

1998

J. Lightwave Technol.

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Abstract-We have implemented an automated, nonmechanical approach to the measurement of polarization dependent loss (and, equivalently, gain). We use a deterministic fixed-states method to derive Mueller matrix elements from intensity measurements at specific polarization states. Voltage-modulated liquid-crystal variable retarders set the polarization states. Synchronous detection is employed to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the system and thereby allow measurement resolution to better than 0.001 dB. We present polarization-dependent loss measurements from 0.0016 to 0.56 dB at 1550 nm to verify performance.

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High-resolution, nonmechanical approach to polarization-dependent transmission measurements

Craig

Gilbert

Hale

1998

J. Lightwave Technol.

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Polarization characterization of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer

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Polarization characterization of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, based on the state of polarization (SOP) and power measurement at the interferometer output, is presented. We study the SOP and degree of polarization (DOP) of the output light, first as a function of the light power in each arm of the interferometer for a fixed input SOP and DOP, and second as a function of the SOP's in each arm of the interferometer for a fixed input power. Stokes formalism and the Poincaré sphere are used for simultaneous representation of the SOP and DOP, as well as their evolution. It is shown that the SOP and DOP stability and also the output light power are highly dependent on the light source coherence. Knowledge of these different parameters leads to configurations that allow simultaneous control of the SOP and DOP. We can hence realize a quasi-monochromatic nonpolarized light source, which is useful for the polarization-independent characterization of optical components.

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Analysis and measurement of the polarization sensitivity of single-mode fiber passive optical components

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High-resolution, nonmechanical approach to polarization-dependent transmission measurements

High-resolution, nonmechanical approach to polarization-dependent transmission measurements

Polarization characterization of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer

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