Abstract
We describe an effective method for stabilizing a pulsed lightwave circulating around an amplified fiber-optic ring containing an acoustooptic frequency shifter. By installing a Lyot depolarizer with a large birefringence in the ring, we can effectively suppress the change in the maximum number of the pulse circulations caused by a fluctuation in the ring birefringence. We experimentally confirmed that the change in the number of circulations was suppressed to less than 30, which is very small compared with the maximum number of pulse circulations of 730.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1748-1750 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 Dec |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Acoustooptic switches
- Birefringence
- Optical fiber amplifiers
- Optical fiber communication
- Optical fiber delay lines
- Polarization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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Stabilization of pulsed lightwave circulating around an amplified fiber-optic ring incorporating a lyot depolarizer. / Takesue, Hiroki; Yamamoto, Fumihiko; Shimizu, Kaoru; Horiguchi, Tsuneo.
In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 10, No. 12, 12.1998, p. 1748-1750.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Stabilization of pulsed lightwave circulating around an amplified fiber-optic ring incorporating a lyot depolarizer
AU - Takesue, Hiroki
AU - Yamamoto, Fumihiko
AU - Shimizu, Kaoru
AU - Horiguchi, Tsuneo
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - We describe an effective method for stabilizing a pulsed lightwave circulating around an amplified fiber-optic ring containing an acoustooptic frequency shifter. By installing a Lyot depolarizer with a large birefringence in the ring, we can effectively suppress the change in the maximum number of the pulse circulations caused by a fluctuation in the ring birefringence. We experimentally confirmed that the change in the number of circulations was suppressed to less than 30, which is very small compared with the maximum number of pulse circulations of 730.
AB - We describe an effective method for stabilizing a pulsed lightwave circulating around an amplified fiber-optic ring containing an acoustooptic frequency shifter. By installing a Lyot depolarizer with a large birefringence in the ring, we can effectively suppress the change in the maximum number of the pulse circulations caused by a fluctuation in the ring birefringence. We experimentally confirmed that the change in the number of circulations was suppressed to less than 30, which is very small compared with the maximum number of pulse circulations of 730.
KW - Acoustooptic switches
KW - Birefringence
KW - Optical fiber amplifiers
KW - Optical fiber communication
KW - Optical fiber delay lines
KW - Polarization
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