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Publications of the Optical Fiber and Components Group - Polarimetry and polarization metrology
NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology EEEL, Optoelectronics Division, Boulder

POLARIMETRY AND POLARIZATION METROLOGY
Wavelength and Temperature Performance of Polarization Transforming Fiber
A. Rose, N. Feat and S.M. Etzel, Appl.Opt., Vol. 42, No. 34, Dec 1, 2003, pp. 6897-6904, (2003)
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Polarization and Polarimetery
K.B. Rochford, in the Encycl. of Phys. Sci. Tech., Third Edition, Vol. 12, 521-538 (Jan 2002)
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Dispersion of the Temperature Dependence of the Retardance in SiO2 and MgF2
S.M. Etzel, A. Rose, and C.-M. Wang, Appl. Opt., 39, pp. 5796-5800 (2000)
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Interlaboratory Comparison of Polarization Crosstalk Measurement Methods in Terminated High-Birefringence Optical Fiber
R.M. Craig, Optical Fiber Communication Conf. (OFC 1998), pp.180-181 (1998)
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Design and Performance of a Stable Linear Retarder
K.B. Rochford, A.H. Rose, P.A. Williams, C.-M. Wang, I.G. Clarke, P.D. Hale, and G.W. Day, Appl. Opt., 36, pp. 6458-6465 (1997)
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Rotating-Polarizer Polarimeter for Accurate Retardance Measurement
P.A. Williams, A.H. Rose, and C.-M. Wang, Appl. Opt., 36, pp. 6466-6472 (1997)
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NIST Study Investigates Retardance Uncertainty
K.B. Rochford, A. Rose and C. Wang, Laser Focus World, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 223-227, (1997)
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Packaging Hygroscopic and Stress-Sensitive Optics for a Standard Retarder
A. Rose and K.B. Rochford, Proc., SPIE, Optomechanical Design and Precision Instruments, Jul 31-Aug 1, 1997, San Diego, CA, pp. 120-126 (1997)
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Accurate Interferometric Retardance Measurements
K.B. Rochford and C.-M. Wang, Appl. Opt., 36, pp. 6473-6479 (1997)
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Optical, Thermo-Optic, Electro-Optic, and Photoelastic Properties of Bismuth Germanate (Bi4Ge3O12)
P.A. Williams, A.H. Rose, K.S. Lee, D.C. Conrad, G.W. Day, and P.D. Hale, Appl. Opt. 35, pp. 3562-3569 (1996)
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Interlaboratory Comparison of Polarization-Holding Parameter Measurements on High Birefringence Optical Fiber
R.M. Craig, D. Tang and G.W. Day, Tech. Dig., Optical Fibre Measurement Conf. (OFMC), Sep 21-22, 1993, Torino, Italy, No. 1994, pp. 177-180 (1993)
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Compensation for Temperature Dependence of Faraday Effect in Diamagnetic Materials: Application to Optical Fibre Sensors
P.A. Williams and G.W. Day, Elec. Lett., Vol. 27, No. 13, pp. 1131-1132 (1991)
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Temperature Dependence of the Verdet Constant in Several Diamagnetic Glasses
P.A. Williams, A.H. Rose, G.W. Day, T.E. Milner, and M.N. Deeter, Appl. Opt., 30, pp. 1176-1178 (1991)
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New Compensation Method for Bulk Optical Sensors with Multiple Birefringences
K.S. Lee, Appl. Opt., Vol. 28, No. 11, pp. 2001-2011 (1989)
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Effect of Multiple Internal Reflections on the Stability of Electrooptic and Magnetooptic Sensors
K.S. Lee and G.W. Day, Appl. Opt., Vol. 27, No. 22, pp. 4609-4611 (1988)
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Stability of Birefringent Linear Retarders (Waveplates)
P.D. Hale and G.W. Day, App. Opt., Vol. 27, No. 24, pp. 5146-5151, (1998)
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Birefringence Measurements in Single Mode Optical Fiber
G.W. Day, Proc. Intl. Soc. for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Vol. 425, No. 1, pp. 72-79, (1983)
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