Analysis of a birefringent sensor’s dependence on the blocking properties of linear polarizers and the input laser beam’s polarization state

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 31, 1996, Pages 6271-6277

  Gauthier, Robert C ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birefringent fiber sensors; Polarizing components; Sensor system analysis

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

JONES MATRIX; LEAKAGE FACTORS; LINEAR POLARIZERS; SIGNAL DEGRADATION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030284254     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.006271     Document Type: Article

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