Title :
Unified Treatment of Forward and Backward Propagating Polarized Lightwaves
Author :
Mecozzi, Antonio ; Antonelli, Cristian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of L´´Aquila, L´´Aquila, Italy
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The implications of time symmetry on the relation between forward and backward propagation of polarized optical fields are discussed making use of a newly developed formalism. The constraints imposed by spatial symmetries to the effect of static fields on a medium birefringence are elucidated. Special cases are the Faraday effect and the Cotton-Mouton effect. Compensation of round-trip birefringence is finally investigated.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; birefringence; light polarisation; light propagation; Cotton-Mouton effect; Faraday effect; backward propagation; forward propagation; polarized lightwaves; polarized optical fields; round-trip birefringence; static fields; Backpropagation; birefringence; optical fiber polarization; optical polarization; optical propagation in anisotropic media;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2010.2095411
