Polarization of light with applications in optical fibers /

This book covers the basic concepts and methods involved in polarization of light, and features important methods of analysis such as Jones matrices, Stokes parameters, and Poincaré sphere. It provides the background needed to understand the workings of, and to design, various photonic devices, incl...

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Main Author: Kumar, Arun, 1952-
Corporate Author: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Other Authors: Ghatak, A. K. (Ajoy K.), 1939-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE, 2011.
Series:SPIE Digital Library.
SPIE tutorial texts ; TT90.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book covers the basic concepts and methods involved in polarization of light, and features important methods of analysis such as Jones matrices, Stokes parameters, and Poincaré sphere. It provides the background needed to understand the workings of, and to design, various photonic devices, including Faraday rotators, inline fiber optic components such as polarizers, wave plates, and polarization controllers, and polarimetric sensors such as fiber optic current sensors. Birefringence and the phenomenon of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in single-mode fibers are also covered. The discussion of concepts is succinct, and the presentation of methods includes concrete examples, making the book an ideal text for students and a useful resource for engineers.
Item Description:"SPIE digital library"--Website.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print version.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780819482167 (electronic)
DOI:10.1117/3.861761
Access:Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.