ABSTRACT
Polarization phenomena, although discovered long ago, have attracted increased interest in application to modern optical systems. This interest has been stimulated by a significant decrease in costs of manufacturing polarization-sensitive fibers and polarization elements as well as semiconductor light sources because of a rapid development of optoelectronics technology. Identification of polarization phenomena existing in different optical systems opens up new perspectives to investigate basic physical effects and simultaneously creates new opportunities for applications in modern optical technology that holds still greater potential for optical fiber telecommunications and optical signal processing.
