Lens-free in-line optical isolators
Optics Letters, Vol. 24, Issue 19, pp. 1337-1339 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.001337
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Abstract
We constructed a lens-free in-line optical isolator by embedding an isolator chip in a thermally expanded core (TEC) fiber without complicated optical alignment. The chip consists of two pairs of rutile wedges and garnet plates. We fabricated the TEC fibers by heating a single-mode fiber with a 200-μm outer diameter; low loss and a spot diameter as large as 49 μm were successfully obtained. The fabricated isolator has excellent optical properties, an insertion loss of 0.45 dB, and an isolation of more than 50 dB at a 1.55-μm wavelength, which confirms the usefulness of the integration techniques.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(230.2240) Optical devices : Faraday effect
(230.3240) Optical devices : Isolators
Citation
T. Sato, J. Sun, R. Kasahara, and S. Kawakami, "Lens-free in-line optical isolators," Opt. Lett. 24, 1337-1339 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-24-19-1337
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