Modal dynamics in multimode fibers

The dynamics of modes and their states of polarizations in multimode fibers as a function of time, space, and wavelength are experimentally and theoretically investigated. The results reveal that the states of polarizations are displaced in Poincaré sphere representation when varying the angular ori...

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Published inJournal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 541
Main Authors Fridman, Moti, Suchowski, Haim, Nixon, Micha, Friesem, Asher A, Davidson, Nir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2012
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Summary:The dynamics of modes and their states of polarizations in multimode fibers as a function of time, space, and wavelength are experimentally and theoretically investigated. The results reveal that the states of polarizations are displaced in Poincaré sphere representation when varying the angular orientations of the polarization at the incident light. Such displacements, which complicate the interpretation of the results, are overcome by resorting to modified Poincaré sphere representation. With such modification it should be possible to predict the output modes and their state of polarization when the input mode and state of polarization are known.
ISSN:1520-8532
DOI:10.1364/JOSAA.29.000541