If periodic waveforms are simultaneously applied to more than one channel, their
effects are superposed, and the polarization state periodically sweeps out a more
complicated pattern on the Poincaré sphere. Certain frequency combinations will
cover the entire sphere. This can be a basis for polarization scrambling. Figure 18-
21 show some examples.
Figure 18 Sine wave with A=60V, f=5Hz on channel 1
Figure 19 Sine wave with A=60V, f=5Hz on channel 1
Sine wave with A=60V, f=5Hz on channel 2
Sine wave with A=60V, f=1Hz on channel 2
Figure 20 Sine wave with A=60V, f=5Hz on channel 1
Figure 21 Sine wave with A=60V, f=5Hz on channel 1
Sine wave with A=60V, f=1Hz on channel 2
Saw wave with A=30V, f=3Hz on channel 2
Sine wave with A=60V, f=3Hz on channel 3
Square wave with A=20V, f=2Hz on channel 3
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