Fast wavelength-parallel polarimeter for broadband optical networks
Optics Letters, Vol. 29, Issue 9, pp. 923-925 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.000923
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Abstract
We describe a novel wavelength-parallel polarimeter operating in the light-wave band that measures the complete state of polarization of 256 wavelengths in parallel within 20 ms (software-limited), with the potential for submillisecond operation. By use of fast switching ferroelectric liquid crystals in conjunction with an InGaAs arrayed detector, selection and wavelength-parallel detection of individual polarization components can be achieved within approximately 150 μs . This instrument offers unprecedented sensing capability that is relevant to the compensation of polarization-related impairments in high-speed light-wave communications.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
(120.2130) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
Citation
Shawn X. Wang and A. M. Weiner, "Fast wavelength-parallel polarimeter for broadband
optical networks," Opt. Lett. 29, 923-925 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-29-9-923
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