A fiber optical circulator includes a first collimator and a second collimator
sandwiching a circulator core therebetween. The first collimator and the second
collimator respectively define Port 1 and Port 2 thereof, and the
first collimator further defines Port 3 thereof. The circulator core includes
a first crystal and a second crystal at two ends respectively confronting the first
collimator and the second collimator aside. The circulator core further includes
a first group of two half-wavelength waveplates and a first Faraday rotator, and
second subassembly a second group of two half-wavelength waveplates and a second
Faraday rotator. A third crystal is disposed between the first subassembly and
the second subassembly wherein a backward light path from Port 2 to Port
3 passes the third crystal and is deflected by the third crystal toward
the first collimator though total internal reflection.
