Compact integrated depolarizer for interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes

Lixia Li; Jaime Cardenas; Jianhua Jiang; Gregory P. Nordin

doi:10.1117/1.2205827

1 May 2006 Compact integrated depolarizer for interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes

Lixia Li, Jaime Cardenas, Jianhua Jiang, Gregory P. Nordin

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 45, Issue 5, 055602 (May 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2205827

Abstract

We propose an integrated waveguide depolarizer for use in interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes (IFOGs) with single-mode fiber coils. The integrated waveguide depolarizer is based on a Mach-Zender interferometer with polarizing beamsplitters. A waveguide polarizing beamsplitter is designed using multiple air trench structures oriented at the Brewster angle. We also analyze the effect of component imperfections on the degree of polarization achievable with an integrated waveguide depolarizer.

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Lixia Li, Jaime Cardenas, Jianhua Jiang, and Gregory P. Nordin "Compact integrated depolarizer for interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes," Optical Engineering 45(5), 055602 (1 May 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2205827

Published: 1 May 2006

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