Measurement of optical fibre parameters using an optical polarimeter and Stokes-Mueller formalism

Although the method based on the Mueller matrix for the experimental determ ination of optical-device polarization behaviour is a powerful tool, it has rarely been applied to optical fibre. This paper introduces an experimenta l methodology for measuring the Mueller matrices of monomode fibre under un iform strains. Using a theoretical model derived from coupled-mode equation s, we were able to first estimate the physical parameters of the fibre, the n to use them to both test the model validity and assess their influence on the polarimetric behaviour of the fibre.