This project explores polarization drift in optical fibers and methods for an active compensation system with wavelength division multiplexing. The applications are to long distance quantum communication with polarization-encoded photonic qubits.
- Reports:
- PHYS407_Final_Report.pdf: Summary of project progress through December of 2022. This includes the first round of single wavelength measurements and two wavelength(PMD) measurements.
- FIO_LS Presentation.pptx: presentation given October 2022 at FIO/LS meeting in Rochester NY
- Polarimeter: documentation for telecommunication polarimeter
- Polarimeter_Manual.pdf: Describes method of operation, how to use and how to calibrate
- Electronics: KiCad project files for the Teensy motherboard and photodiode transimpedance amplifier boards
- Motherboard Box: contains part list, front panel cutout and pcb spacers
- Photodiode Casing Cage Mounted: FreeCAD and .stl files for the photodiode detector housings
- Scripts
- Single wavelength measurements: All single wavelength measurements made from summer 2022 through spring 2023 are included with a jupyter notebook that performs an analysis.
- PMD Wavelength Measurement: two wavelength measurements made in fall 2022 and analysis script