Measuring the spatial polarization distribution of multimode beams emerging from passive step-index large-mode-area fibers.
We measure the polarization state of each guided transversal mode propagating in step-index large-mode-area fibers (V≈4) using a correlation-filter based measurement technique in combination with a Stokes parameter measurement. The entire emerging beam, expressed in terms of a phase-dependent superposition of linearly polarized modes, demonstrates spatially varying polarization properties. By knowing the information about modal amplitudes and phase differences, full information about the optical field is available.
Institute of Applied Optics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Fröbelstieg 1, D-07743 Jena Germany. daniel.flamm@uni‑jena.de
Daniel
D
Flamm
Oliver A
OA
Schmidt
Christian
C
Schulze
Julia
J
Borchardt
Thomas
T
Kaiser
Siegmund
S
Schröter
Michael
M
Duparré