Abstract
This tutorial reviews the intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting the polarization of light in optical fibers. Among the topics discussed are polarization-maintaining fiber and its limitations; polarization evolution and polarization-mode dispersion in randomly birefringent fiber; and nonlinear interactions in birefringent fiber. Special attention is given to issues affecting ultralong distance data transmission in conventional single-mode fiber.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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