NEW SINGLE-MODE FIBER POLARIZATION SCRAMBLER

Authors
SHEN PS PALAIS JC
Citation
Ps. Shen et Jc. Palais, NEW SINGLE-MODE FIBER POLARIZATION SCRAMBLER, Optical fiber technology, 3(2), 1997, pp. 184-188
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Optical fiber technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10685200
Volume
3
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
184 - 188
Database
ISI
SICI code
1068-5200(1997)3:2<184:NSFPS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A new single-mode fiber polarization scrambler based upon a simple fib er-ring structure and usable with a narrowband light source is describ ed. The degree of polarization decreases by more than -20 dB when the input is 100% polarized, Design criteria and principles are discussed. We demonstrate that the polarization scrambler eliminates the effects of induced polarization fluctuation in a polarization-sensitive fiber -optic system. (C) 1997 Academic Press.