Method for optical polarization control

A method for polarization control of an optical signal, comprising:

• converting a polarization of the optical signal using polarization acutuators, with arbitrary, freely and interruption free selectable individual phase angle differences as individual angle coordinates, at least partially into a respective orthogonal,
• which together form a polarization transformer with a total delay and a total phase angle difference as a total angle coordinate between the polarization and a respective orthogonal,
• in which an individual angle coordinate is varied as a function of another angle coordinate, wherein the amount (|dζ1|, |dζ2|, |dζ|, |dζ*(2*i−n−1)/(n−1)|) of the variation (dζ1, dζ2, dζ, dζ*(2*i−n−1)/(n−1)) of an individual angle coordinate is limited for sequences of desired polarization transformations.