All-Fiber Optical Faraday Mirror Using 56-wt%-Terbium-Doped Fiber

Journal Article · Tue Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2010.2049011· OSTI ID:982197

Sun, L ^[1]; Jiang, S; Marciante, J R

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1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

An all-fiber optical Faraday mirror that consists of a fiber Faraday rotator and a fiber Bragg grating is demonstrated. The fiber Faraday rotator uses a 21-cm-long section of 56-wt%-terbium-doped silicate fiber. The polarization state of the reflected light is rotated 89 degrees +/- 2 degrees with a 16-dB polarization extinction ratio.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC52-08NA28302
• OSTI ID: 982197
• Report Number(s): DOE/NA/28302-960; 2009-182; 1942
• Journal Information: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Journal Name: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 22; ISSN 1941-0174; ISSN 1041-1135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Faraday effect
optical fiber devices
optical fiber materials
terbium