Artigo Revisado por pares

Polarization properties of Rayleigh backscattering in single-mode fibers

1993; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 11; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/50.257947

ISSN

1558-2213

Autores

M.O. van Deventer,

Tópico(s)

Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

Resumo

The state and degree of polarization (SOP, DOP) of Rayleigh backscattered light in low birefringent optical fibers was calculated using Stokes calculus. It was found that the SOP of Rayleigh backscattered light in low birefringent fiber is constant, viz. the same as the SOP of the incoming light. The DOP of Rayleigh backscattered light is one-third of the DOP of the incoming light, and not just anywhere between 0 and 100% as often mentioned in the literature. The experimental results agree with the calculations. >

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