Poincareé sphere representation of birefringent networks
Applied Optics, Vol. 20, Issue 12, pp. 2075-2080 (1981)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.20.002075
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Abstract
The Poincareé sphere representation is used to analyze the operation of wavelength-dependent birefringent optical networks. A broadband input signal is spread on the sphere into a linear spectral density of states locus, which is in general further deformed on passage through subsequent birefringent elements. Unlike alternative mathematical procedures, this representation gives a clear visualization of the evolution of the state of polarization within an element, the dependence of that state on optical wavelength, and the requirements of a practical device design. Finally, it makes possible the synthesis of a new class of networks not previously considered.
© 1981 Optical Society of America
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Mark Johnson, "Poincareé sphere representation of birefringent networks," Appl. Opt. 20, 2075-2080 (1981)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-20-12-2075
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