POLARIZATION-INDUCED NOISE IN A FIBEROPTIC MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER WITH FARADAY ROTATOR MIRROR ELEMENTS

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 1995

Autores

FERREIRA, LA (Autor) Outra; Santos, JL (Autor) FCUP; FARAHI, F (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Applied optics

Vol. 34

Páginas: 6399-6402

ISSN: 0003-6935

Editora: The Optical Society

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ID Authenticus: P-001-G5Z

Abstract (EN): Faraday rotator mirror elements have been used in a number of applications as compensators for induced birefringence in retracing paths. In interferometric systems, such as the fiber-optic Michelson interferometer, this approach proved to be useful in providing maximum fringe visibility and insensitivity to the polarization state of light injected into the interferometer. However, it is found that, when the characteristics of the fiber coupler depend on the polarization state of the input beam, the efficiency of the Faraday mirror elements is limited. Theoretical analysis and experimental results in support of this statement are presented.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 4