Method for the rotational alignment of polarization-maintaining optical fibers and waveguides

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2861-2867

  Aalto, Timo T ^a   Harjanne, Mikko ^b   Kapulainen, Markku ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Characterization; Fiber waveguide coupling; Optical waveguide; Polarization; Polarization axis; Polarization splitter; Polarization maintaining fiber; Polarizer

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SUBSTRATES;

FIBER WAVEGUIDE INTERCONNECTION; POLARIZATION AXIS; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING FIBER; POLARIZATION SPLITTER;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0344515653     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1600730     Document Type: Article

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