Endless Polarisation Control For Coherent Optical Communications Using Four Birefringent Elements Of Finite Range

N. G. Walker; G. R. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.967606

1 January 1987 Endless Polarisation Control For Coherent Optical Communications Using Four Birefringent Elements Of Finite Range

N. G. Walker, G. R. Walker

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Proceedings Volume 0841, Fiber Optic Networks and Coherent Technology in Fiber Optic Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967606
Event: Cambridge Symposium on Fiber Optics and Integrated Optoelectronics, 1987, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

Four birefringent elements are shown to provide endless polarisation transformation between two time-varying states. The scheme is demonstrated experimentally using four squeezers under computer control. Further implementations of the algorithm are discussed.

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N. G. Walker and G. R. Walker "Endless Polarisation Control For Coherent Optical Communications Using Four Birefringent Elements Of Finite Range", Proc. SPIE 0841, Fiber Optic Networks and Coherent Technology in Fiber Optic Systems II, (1 January 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967606

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