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Polarized light in fiber optics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collett, Edward, 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincroft, N.J. : PolaWave Group, [2003]
Subjects:
Polarization (Light) > Mathematics.
Fiber optics.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The wave equation and Young's interference experiment
  • The polarization ellipse
  • The PoincarĂ© sphere and the polarization ellipse
  • The Stokes polarization parameters
  • The Mueller matrices for polarizing elements
  • The observable polarization sphere
  • Application of the Mueller matrices
  • Polarization controllers
  • Optical isolators and optical circulators
  • The evolution of the Stokes vector in an optical fiber
  • Optical depolarizers and scramblers
  • Polarization measurements
  • The Jones matrix calculus and Wolf's coherency matrix
  • Polarization dependent loss
  • Polarization mode dispersion.