ALL-FIBER 2X2 POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE SWITCH

Authors
CULVERHOUSE DO LAMING RI FARWELL SG BIRKS TA ZERVAS MN
Citation
Do. Culverhouse et al., ALL-FIBER 2X2 POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE SWITCH, IEEE photonics technology letters, 9(4), 1997, pp. 455-457
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
455 - 457
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1997)9:4<455:A2PS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We report the development of a polarization insensitive all fiber 2 x 2 acoustooptic switch based on twisting the waist of a null taper coup ler, The polarization insensitivity is better than 0.2 dB, the device requires a drive power of <1 mW, and exhibits a switching time of <50 mu s and insertion loss of 0.1 dB.