Title :
MÜller–Stokes Analysis of Long Period Gratings Part II: Randomly Birefringent LPGs
Author :
Eftimov, Tinko A. ; Bock, Wojtek J. ; Mikulic, Predrag ; Chen, Jiahua
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys., Plovdiv Univ., Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Abstract :
We present a Muller-Stokes analysis of the polarization properties of randomly birefingent long-period fiber gratings (LPGs). Using a previously derived Muller matrix, we perform simulations of the polarization behavior in photonic crystal fibers-based tapered long-period gratings with randomly varying birefringence axes. Computer simulations show good agreement with results from experiments with a broadband-amplified spontaneous emission source and a tunable laser in combination with a polarization analyzer.
Keywords :
birefringence; diffraction gratings; holey fibres; laser tuning; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; Muller-Stokes analysis; birefringence axes; broadband-amplified spontaneous emission source; long period gratings; long-period fiber gratings; photonic crystal fibers; polarization properties; randomly birefringent LPG; tunable laser; MÜller–Stokes matrix formalism; optical fibers; photonic crystal fibers (PCF); polarization dependent loss (PDL); tapered long-period gratings (TLPG);
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.2009171
