Title :
Polarization induced phase noise in fiber optic interferometers with polarizer based polarization diversity receivers
Author :
Kirkendall, C.K. ; Dandridge, A.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The effects of fluctuations of the input state-of-polarization (SOP) in interferometric sensors on the visibility and the phase noise have been well characterized. In this paper, the presence of a polarizer at the output of a fiber optic interferometer is shown to reduce the polarization-induced noise when it is part of a polarization diversity receiver.
Keywords :
diversity reception; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; optical polarisers; optical receivers; phase noise; visibility; fiber optic interferometer output polarizer; fiber optic interferometers; input state-of-polarization fluctuations; interferometric sensors; phase noise; polarization induced phase noise; polarization-induced noise; polarizer; polarizer based polarization diversity receivers; visibility; Fluctuations; Interferometers; Noise reduction; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Phase noise; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7289-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFS.2002.1000613
