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Polarization Phenomena in Optical Fibers

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In ordinary axially-symmetrical single-mode fibers, two mutually-independent orthogonal HE11, modes can be propagated. In the framework of Cartesian coordinates, these are the HE11x mode which has the principal electric field component in the x-direction, and the HE11y, mode which has principally the y- component of the electncfield. We hereafter omit the suffix 11 for simplicity and call these HEx and HEy modes. On the other hand, any linearly-polarized HE11, mode can be expressed as a combination of two circularly-polarized, clockwise and counter-clockwise rotating HE11 modes. Hence, we may equivalently say that in an axially symmetrical fiber, two mutually-independent, circularly-polarized, clockwise and counter-clockwise rotating modes can be propagated. We hereafter call these clockwise and counter-clockwise HE11 modes the HE+ mode and HE− mode.

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Okoshi, T. (1987). Polarization Phenomena in Optical Fibers. In: Chester, A.N., Martellucci, S., Scheggi, A.M.V. (eds) Optical Fiber Sensors. NATO ASI Series, vol 132. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3611-9_12

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