RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER LOOP MIRRORS

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In the polarization-maintaining fiber loop mirrors (PM-FLM), the birefringence of the polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF, one of the typical PMFs is the high-birefringence fiber) introduces phase difference and results in time-delay interference between the two counterpropagating waves. Hence, the transmission (or the reflection) spectrum is characterized by comb filtering, which is easily tuned and is independent of input wave polarization. Based on the properties, the PM-FLM is widely used in the field of optical fiber sensing and communication. This article analyzes the comb filtering theory of the PM-FLM and discusses the recent typical applications of the PM-FLM in the field of multiwavelength fiber laser (MFL), all-optical signal processing (AOSP), optimized performance of the erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), and demodulation of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors in detail.View full textDownload full textKeywordsall-optical signal processing, EDFA, fiber bragg grating sensor demodulation, fiber loop mirror, multiwavelength fiber laserRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10739149.2012.673198