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Twisted hi-bi fiber distributed-feedback lasers with controllable output state of polarization

Twisted hi-bi fiber distributed-feedback lasers with controllable output state of polarization
Twisted hi-bi fiber distributed-feedback lasers with controllable output state of polarization
We demonstrate that single polarization, hi-bi fiber DFB lasers are, in general, characterized by elliptical state of polarization (SOP), due to the in-built fiber birefringence axis rotation. Externally applied birefringence axis twist is shown to provide accurate control of the output SOP. Continuous tuning from circular to linear polarization, with polarization extinction ratio of ~40 dB, has been demonstrated.
0146-9592
1533-1535
Zervas, Michalis N.
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Wilmshurst, Richard
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Walker, Louise M.B.
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Zervas, Michalis N.
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Wilmshurst, Richard
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Walker, Louise M.B.
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Zervas, Michalis N., Wilmshurst, Richard and Walker, Louise M.B. (2013) Twisted hi-bi fiber distributed-feedback lasers with controllable output state of polarization. Optics Letters, 38 (9), 1533-1535. (doi:10.1364/OL.38.001533).

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Abstract

We demonstrate that single polarization, hi-bi fiber DFB lasers are, in general, characterized by elliptical state of polarization (SOP), due to the in-built fiber birefringence axis rotation. Externally applied birefringence axis twist is shown to provide accurate control of the output SOP. Continuous tuning from circular to linear polarization, with polarization extinction ratio of ~40 dB, has been demonstrated.

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Published date: 1 May 2013
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 352422
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/352422
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 9cc30495-3344-4cbd-a8ea-1eb17ff341d6
ORCID for Michalis N. Zervas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-4059

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Date deposited: 14 May 2013 09:18
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: Richard Wilmshurst
Author: Louise M.B. Walker

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