Faraday isolator stably operating in a wide temperature range

• Published in: Laser physics letters Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 35001 - 35005
• Main Authors: Mironov, E A, Voitovich, A V, Palashov, O V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.03.2016
• Subjects: depolarization; Faraday isolator; isolation ratio
• ISSN: 1612-2011; 1612-202X
• DOI: 10.1088/1612-2011/13/3/035001

A method of stabilizing Faraday isolator characteristics at varying temperatures is proposed in this letter. The method is based on the use of a magnetic system with an inhomogeneous magnetic field and a magneto-optical element holder made of a material with a high value of thermal expansion coefficient. Changing the rotation angle of the polarization plane of radiation caused by the temperature variation of the magneto-optical element and the temperature dependence of its Verdet constant is compensated by its shifting in the magnetic field. The developed device demonstrates an isolation ratio of more than 40 dB at a temperature range of 25 °C. Estimates show the possibility of providing an isolation ratio of more than 45 dB in a temperature range of 60 °C.