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Polarization-independent optical circulator for high accuracy Faraday depolarization lidar |
Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 7, pp. 898-904 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.000898
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Abstract
A high precision, polarization-independent optical circulator was developed for high accuracy Faraday depolarization lidar. Glan laser prisms and other novel optics were utilized in the circulator optics, resulting in a high extinction ratio of polarization of
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OCIS Codes
(120.4820) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Optical systems
(220.4830) Optical design and fabrication : Systems design
(230.2240) Optical devices : Faraday effect
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(280.3640) Remote sensing and sensors : Lidar
ToC Category:
Remote Sensing and Sensors
History
Original Manuscript: August 19, 2011
Revised Manuscript: November 21, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: November 22, 2011
Published: February 28, 2012
Citation
Tatsuo Shiina, Kazuo Noguchi, and Tetsuo Fukuchi, "Polarization-independent optical circulator for high accuracy Faraday depolarization lidar," Appl. Opt. 51, 898-904 (2012)
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