Ultrahigh-speed polarization modulator

Recent measurements on an ultrahigh-speed polarization modulator, capable of circumscribing a great circle on the Poincare sphere, are presented. Such a device, when fully packaged, has been demonstrated with a bandwidth of /spl sim/50 GHz.

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Published in2005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Vol. 2; pp. 939 - 941 Vol. 2
Main Authors Bull, J.D., Kato, H., Reid, A.R., Fairburn, M., Tsou, B.P.C., Seniuk, D.R., Lu, P.H., Jaeger, N.A.F.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2005
Subjects
Bandwidth
Gallium arsenide
Optical fiber polarization
Optical modulation
Optical polarization
Optical waveguides
Packaging
Stimulated emission
Switches
Switching converters
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Summary:Recent measurements on an ultrahigh-speed polarization modulator, capable of circumscribing a great circle on the Poincare sphere, are presented. Such a device, when fully packaged, has been demonstrated with a bandwidth of /spl sim/50 GHz.
ISBN:1557527962
9781557527967
DOI:10.1109/QELS.2005.1548989