Abstract
We report all-fiber polarization interference filters, known as Lyot and Lyot-Ohman filters, based on alternative concatenation of UV-inscribed fiber gratings with structure tilted at 45° and polarization maintaining (PM) fiber cavities. Such filters generate comb-like transmission of linear polarization output. The free spectral range (FSR) of a single-stage (Lyot) filter is PM fiber cavity length dependent, as a 20 cm long cavity showed a 26.6 nm FSR while the 40 cm one exhibited a 14.8 nm FSR. Furthermore, we have theoretically and experimentally demonstrated all-fiber 2-stage and 3-stage Lyot-Ohman filters, giving more freedom in tailoring the transmission characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-355 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2012 |
Bibliographical note
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- all-fiber polarization interference filters
- Lyot and Lyot-Őhman filters
- alternative concatenation of UV-inscribed fiber gratings
- structure tilted at 45°
- polarization maintaining fiber cavities