Polarization of light with applications in optical fibers
By: Arun Kumar, Ajoy Ghatak
Contributors: Ghatak, A. K. (Ajoy K.), 1939-; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Series: Tutorial texts in optical engineering -- v. TT 90
Publisher: SPIE
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bellingham, Wash
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780819482167; 9780819482150
Subjects: Mathematics; Optical fibers; Fiber optics; Polarization (Light); Mathematical models
Other titles: SPIE digital library.; SPIE eBooks.
Description: This book covers the basic concepts and methods involved in polarization of light, and features important methods of analysis such as Jones matrices, Stokes parameters, and Poincaré sphere. It provides the background needed to understand the workings of, and to design, various photonic devices, including Faraday rotators, inline fiber optic components such as polarizers, wave plates, and polarization controllers, and polarimetric sensors such as fiber optic current sensors. Birefringence and the phenomenon of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in single-mode fibers are also covered. The discussion of concepts is succinct, and the presentation of methods includes concrete examples, making the book an ideal text for students and a useful resource for engineers.
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Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Maxwell's equations and plane wave solutions; title: 3. Basic concepts of polarization; title: 4. Double refraction and applications; title: 5. Jones vector representation of polarized light; title: 6. The Stokes parameters representation; title: 7. Poincaré sphere representation of polarized light; title: 8. Propagation and polarization characteristics of single-mode fibers; title: 9. Birefringence in optical fibers: applications; title: 10. Polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers.