State of polarization changes: classification and measurement
| Autor: | Kent B. Rochford, Paul Leo, G.J. Simer, G.R. Gray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Quantitative Biology::Biomolecules Birefringence Optical fiber business.industry Rayleigh distribution Polarimetry Optical polarization Polarization (waves) Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics law.invention symbols.namesake Optics Polarization mode dispersion law symbols Rayleigh scattering business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Lightwave Technology. 21:2189-2193 |
| ISSN: | 0733-8724 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jlt.2003.816813 |
| Popis: | We propose a standardization procedure that provides a convenient, quantitative and reproducible laboratory-based method for measuring the state of polarization (SOP) fluctuations produced by polarization varying devices. This method is based on the SOP distributions generated by commercial polarization scramblers. We show that these devices generate distributions of the maximum change of the SOP (in a given sample time) that follow Rayleigh statistics, which scale linearly with scrambling frequency and the sample time. We use this procedure to measure the SOP fluctuations in a short length of coiled fiber subject to mechanical perturbations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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