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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2003.14.2.169

Design and fabrication of the surface plasmon fiber polarizer  

Lee, Jun-Ock (Department of Optoelectronics, Honam Univ.)
Kim, Cheol-Ho (Department of Optoelectronics, Honam Univ.)
Kim, Kwang-Taek (Department of Optoelectronics, Honam Univ.)
Kwon, Kwang-Hee (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer science, Kyungpook National Univ.)
Song, Jae-Won (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer science, Kyungpook National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.14, no.2, 2003 , pp. 169-174 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report theoretical and experimental investigation of a polarizer made of single mode side-polished fiber covered with a metal film. The influence of the metal film thickness and the refractive index of overlay on the device performance has been analyzed in terms of the normal mode theory. Based on the theoretical prediction, a polarizer with 40 ㏈ of polarization extinction ratio and 0.5 ㏈ insertion loss at optical communication wavelength has been realized.
Keywords
metal film; polarizer; side-polished fiber;
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