Vol. 31, Issue 2, pp. 399-423 (2001)

Abstract

Deals with presents the theoretical investigation into the influence of temperature on the fiber-optic interferometer action for different configuration of the latter. Based on the phenomenological description of interference phenomena in the optical fiber, the role of coherence and polarisation in the fiber-optic interferometer is discussed. The final conclusions are used in the main part of the paper connected with an analysis of temperature influence on the action of different fiber-optic interferometer configurations. This analysis is based on the Jones matrix formalism applied to interferometers of minimal functional configuration. Finally, it is suggested using the fiber-optic ellipsometer for polarisation controlling.