Title :
Free-space and fiber-optic polarimeters
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
Abstract :
Optical polarimeters that measure the state of polarization (SOP) of fully or partially polarized monochromatic or quasi-monochromatic light traveling in free space or guided by optical fibers are briefly reviewed. Fast detection of the SOP, as described by the four Stokes parameters, has important applications for optical sensing, monitoring, and coherent light-wave communication systems.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical fibres; polarimeters; Stokes parameters; coherent light-wave communication systems; fiber-optic polarimeters; free-space polarimeters; optical monitoring; optical sensing; polarization state; polarized monochromatic light; quasimonochromatic light traveling; Detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
High-Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET), 2010
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9922-9
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2010.5715766
