Highly repeatable all-solid-state polarization-state generator.
We report an all solid-state polarization-state generator that uses magneto-optic polarization rotators. The device can generate either five or six distinctive polarization states uniformly across a Poincaré sphere with repeatability better than 0.1 degrees. It is ideal for polarization analysis, swept-wavelength measurement, and monitoring of polarization-related parameters and signal-to-noise ratios of optical networks.
Optical Polarization Research Center, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. syao@generalphotonics.com
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