Optical circulator
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optical-circulator-306-11301444
title:
Optical circulator
text:
An optical circulator is a three- or four-port optical device designed such that light entering any port exits from the next. This means that if light enters port 1 it is emitted from port 2, but if some of the emitted light is reflected back to the circulator, it does not come out of port 1 but instead exits from port 3. This is analogous to the operation of an electronic circulator. Fiber-optic circulators are used to separate optical signals that travel in opposite directions in an optical fi
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Optical device in which light entering any port exits from the next
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_circulator
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2024-03-02T21:31:32Z
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