Authors

N. A. Riza;F. N. Ghauri

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Rev. Sci. Instrum.

Keywords

DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL; Instruments & Instrumentation; Physics, Applied

Abstract

Demonstrated is a super resolution, low loss, 100% repeatable and fast response digital variable fiber-optic attenuator instrument using a digital micromirror device. The attenuator design exploits beam expansion optics and a retroreflective architecture to achieve super-resolution with digital repeatability. The proof-of-concept attenuator at 1550 nm demonstrates a 41.5 dB optical attenuation range, optical insertion loss of 3.8 dB, a 1 ms maximum attenuation reset time, an optical polarization dependant loss of less than 0.07 dB, and an optical resolution range of 2.9-0.0517 mdB. The demonstrated attenuator is appropriate for fiber-optic test and instrumentation applications.

Journal Title

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volume

76

Issue/Number

9

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

6

WOS Identifier

WOS:000232034400060

ISSN

0034-6748

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