The polarization state of light in a single mode optical fiber may
be changed by linear and circular birefringence intrinsic to the fiber
or introduced by stress in the fiber due to external pressure, bends or
twists. Rotation of polarization may also occur in the absence of any
intrinsic or...
This study investigates the polarization and magnetooptic properties of single-mode fibers. These are important for the development of single-mode fiber applications such as interferometric and electromagnetic field sensors and coherent communication systems, which rely on the polarization state of the light. Various linear, circular and induced birefringence effects cause mode...
Occasions arise in engineering for conducting probabilistic analyses concerned
with the "state" character of systems which range in scale from the circuit level (and even
below) through the black box level and on up through the system level.
These stochastic systems are systems with random as well as deterministic features....
This thesis is concerned with simulating two forms of energy retrieval.
Standard computer programs are routinely used to simulate
such energy systems. However, the accuracy of these simulations is
not well documented. The main objective of the work presented here is
to evaluate the validity of this type of simulation...