Anisotropic polarization maintaining optical fiber ring resonators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-384

  Ioannidis, Zacharias K ^a   Kadiwar, Raj ^a   Giles, Ian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CROSSTALK; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EIGENSTATES OF POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION CROSSTALK; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER RING RESONATOR;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0030105425     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.485596     Document Type: Article

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