Optics Letters · 1997 · 45 citations · 10 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsPhotonicsThin FilmsFiber OpticsOptical FibersOptical Thin FilmsOptical WaveguidesPolarization OpticsPolymer Thin FilmsBirefringent PolymersExtinctionInsertion LossPolarization EffectsPolarization ManagementPolymer PhotonicsWaveguide CouplingWaveguide Modes
The fabrication of an in-line fiber polarizer consisting of a side-polished fiber (SPF) with a birefringent polymer thin-film overlay, polyvinyl carbazole, is described. Typical devices had <0.5 -dB insertion loss and extinction ratios of ~36 dB. A weakly coupled waveguide model that accurately describes these SPF-thin-film overlay devices and guides in their fabrication is also presented.
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Single-mode fiber-optic polarizer
R. A. Bergh, H. C. Lefèvre, H.J. Shaw · Optics Letters · 1980 · 144 citations