title: Polarization-state evolution in recirculating loops with polarization-dependent loss.
abstract: We analyze the evolution of the polarization state of a signal in a recirculating loop with polarization-dependent loss. We show that the polarization-state evolution in experiments is in qualitative agreement with our analysis, and we discuss the relationship between the polarization-state evolution and the Q factor.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Curtis R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Menyuk
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carter