Title :
Source-induced optical noise in polarization measurements
Author :
Zadok, Avi ; Eyal, Avishay
Author_Institution :
Fac. if Eng., Tel Aviv Univ.
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Formalism is derived for the autocovariance of the noise induced by a source of general statistics, in measurements of the Stokes vector at the output of an optical medium. The autocovariance is given in terms of the source statistics and the medium transfer properties. Specific results and an experimental demonstration are provided for a polarized laser source. The results establish phase-noise-related bounds to the errors in polarization measurements with a continuous-wave laser source
Keywords :
laser noise; light polarisation; measurement errors; polarimetry; Stokes vector; autocovariance; optical noise; polarization measurement; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Statistics; Stokes parameters; Optical noise; phase noise; polarization measurements; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); statistical optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.877012
