A time-dependent Mueller-like formulation for the study of the RF spectrum and time-resolved polarization phenomena in birefringent systems

Author

Eyal, Avishay ; Traister, S. ; Kuperman, D. ; Tur, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel

Volume

22

Issue

4

fYear

2004

fDate

4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1183

Lastpage

1188

Abstract

Using a novel 4×4 Mueller-like time-dependent matrix to describe the propagation of modulated light in birefringent optical systems, a new method for characterizing the polarization dependence of the RF spectrum in systems having polarization-mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss is proposed and demonstrated. By measuring the RF spectra for nine different input states of polarization (SOP), the spectrum of any other input SOP is accurately predicted. Another application of the general formulation allows the study of the dependence of the time-resolved characteristics of the SOP of light propagating in a birefringent medium.

Keywords

birefringence; matrix algebra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; radiofrequency spectra; Mueller-like time-dependent matrix; RF spectrum; birefringent optical systems; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-mode dispersion; radio-frequency spectrum; states of polarization; time-resolved polarization phenomena; Birefringence; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Radio frequency; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2004.825338

Filename

1291562