Title :
Least squares procedure for measuring Mueller matrices
Author :
Reimer, Michael ; Yevick, David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Waterloo Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
A least squares method is presented that allows the Mueller matrix of an optical fiber to be determined with high accuracy from measurements of the output Stokes vector for different unknown input polarization states
Keywords :
least squares approximations; matrix algebra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; Mueller matrix; Stokes vector; least squares procedure; optical fiber; polarization dependent loss; polarization mode dispersion; polarization states; Frequency measurement; Iterative algorithms; Iterative methods; Lagrangian functions; Least squares approximation; Least squares methods; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Page description languages; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215525
