Title :
A technique for the measurement of the residual birefringence in erbium-doped fibers
Author :
Tentori, D. ; Ayala, Claudia
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Optica, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico
Abstract :
The erbium doped fiber is modeled as the combination of a linear and circular distributed retarder. Data analysis is performed using Stokes vectors, Mueller calculus and the Poincare description of polarization.
Keywords :
birefringence; erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical retarders; Mueller calculus; Poincare polarization; Stokes vectors; circular distributed retarder; data analysis; erbium-doped fibers; linear distributed retarder; residual birefringence measurement; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical pumping; Optical retarders; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192811
