Polarimetric parameters associated to commercial optical fibers
O. J. Velarde-Escobarª, K. M. Salas-Alcántarab, R. Espinosa-Lunab,*, G. Atondo-Rubioª, and I. Torres-Gómezc
a GIPYS, Posgrado en Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 80010 Culiacán, Sinaloa, México, e-mail: osvel@uas.edu.mx; gatondo@uas.edu.mx
b GIPYS, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A. C., Loma del Bosque 115, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León, Guanajuato, México, e-mail: alrak@cio.mx; * reluna@cio.mx
c Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A. C., Loma del Bosque 115, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León, Guanajuato, México, e-mail: itorres@cio.mx
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Accepted 11 September 2014.
Abstract
The most important polarimetric parameters are determined for six different types of commercially available optical fibers, at 1550 nm of transmission wavelength. The diattenuation, polarizance, retardance, polarization dependent loss (PDL), among other conventional polarimetric parameters, are determined from the Mueller matrix associated to 1m length of each fiber studied here. An improvement to the data analysis method, reported recently by our group, is presented. Results obtained show the fibers can be used not only as static elements, but also as versatile optical devices, depending on the incident polarization state employed.
Keywords: Polarization in optical fibers; birefringence in optical fiber; analysis of polarized light.
Resumen
Se determinan los parámetros polarimétricos más importantes para seis distintos tipos de fibras ópticas accesibles comercialmente, a una longitud de onda de transmisión de 1550 nm. La diatenuación, polarizancia, retardancia, pérdidas dependientes de la polarización (PDL), entre otros parámetros polarimétricos convencionales, se obtienen mediante las matrices de Mueller asociadas a 1 m de longitud de cada fibra estudiada aquí. Una mejora al método de análisis de datos, reportado recientemente por nuestro grupo, es presentada. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que las fibras no solo pueden utilizarse como elementos ópticos estáticos, sino como dispositivos versátiles, dependiendo del estado de polarización incidente.
]]> Descriptores: Polarización en fibras ópticas; birrefringencia en fibras ópticas; análisis de luz polarizada.
PACS: 42.81.Gs; 78.20.Fm
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Acknowledgments
O. J. Velarde-Escobar (16821) and K. M. Salas-Alcántara (241632) express their gratitude to CONACYT (México) for the scholarships received through their doctoral studies. This work has been done with the financial support of CONACYT México (project 100361).
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