Title :
Demonstration of a fourth order polarimeter using quadratic nonlinear detection
Author :
Westbrook, P.S. ; Wielandy, S. ; Fishteyn, M.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a device that measures the fourth order polarization coherency matrix using a quadratic nonlinear detector. The device is shown to distinguish different PMD states in pulse trains with the same SOP.
Keywords :
light coherence; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; polarimeters; PMD states; SOP; fourth order polarimeter; fourth order polarization coherency matrix; quadratic nonlinear detection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
