Dependence of visibility on input polarization in interferometric fiber-optic sensors.
We present an analysis of the effects of input polarization on the output fringe visibility of two-beam interferometric fiber-optic sensors, which predicts the existence of interferometer input-polarization eigenmodes for which optimum visibility is obtained. Experimental results that verify this are also presented.
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Optical Sciences Division, Code 6574, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
Dandridge
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