In-line liquid-crystal microcell polarimeter for high-speed polarization analysis

Bharat R. Acharya; C. K. Madsen; K. W. Baldwin; R. A. MacHarrie; J. A. Rogers; L. Möller; C. C. Huang; R. Pindak

doi:10.1364/OL.28.001096

In-line liquid-crystal microcell polarimeter for high-speed polarization analysis

Bharat R. Acharya, C. K. Madsen, K. W. Baldwin, R. A. MacHarrie, J. A. Rogers, L. Möller, C. C. Huang, R. Pindak

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We report a type of high-speed microcell polarimeter that utilizes microelectrodes, liquid-crystal films, and ultrathin high-contrast polarizers, all integrated between the tips of two optical fibers. When combined with optimized nematic liquid-crystal materials, this compact (2.5 cm × 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm) device offers excellent optical properties and continuous, high-speed operation at >2 kHz with moderately low operating voltages. It requires no bulk optical elements, and it shows excellent performance when implemented for the measurement of degree of polarization in 10-Gbit/s test systems. Polarimeters based on this design have promising potential applications in polarization analysis for high-speed optical communication systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1096-1098
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001096
State	Published - Jul 1 2003

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