FIBEROPTIC POLARIZER USING BIREFRINGENT-CRYSTAL AS A CLADDING

Authors
WAKAKI M KOMACHI Y MACHIDA H KOBAYASHI H
Citation
M. Wakaki et al., FIBEROPTIC POLARIZER USING BIREFRINGENT-CRYSTAL AS A CLADDING, Applied optics, 35(15), 1996, pp. 2591-2594
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
35
Issue
15
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2591 - 2594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1996)35:15<2591:FPUBAA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A new type of fiber-optic polarizer has been developed in which the bi refringent material is formed around the core fiber as a cladding. A N aNO3 single crystal is used as the birefringent material. The extincti on ratios for the polarized light are measured for fibers with cores o f various radii and claddings of various lengths. The extinction ratio s obtained are typically 31.2 dB for a core diameter of 6 mu m and a c ladding length of 6 mm. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America