Polarization mode dispersion, decorrelation, and diffusion in optical fibers with randomly varying birefringence

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-157

  Wai, P K A ^a,b   Menyuk, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

COUPLED NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER EQUATION; MANAKOV EQUATION; POLARIZATION DECORRELATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030083457     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.482256     Document Type: Article

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