In-fiber optical isolator for high-power operation
US7336858B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/0955
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An in-fiber optical isolator for high-power operation using two kinds of fiber, not including the active fiber where laser gain occurs. A hi-birefringence passive fiber with a tilted Bragg grating is connected to the active fiber at one end with the connection region stripped and potted to remove pump and s-polarized signals. The other end of the hi-bi fiber is fusion spliced to a low-birefringence fiber and oriented so that the birefringent axes are parallel. The low-bi fiber then passes straight through a gap in a linear magnetic array calculated to cause a 45 degree Faraday rotation. The far end of the low-bi fiber is connected to another hi-birefringence passive fiber with a tilted Bragg grating but with the birefringent axes of the hi-bi rotated by 45 degrees with respect to those of the low-bi fiber. Backward light transmitted by the second Bragg grating will then be removed by the first Bragg grating.
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