Polarization-independent Kerr coefficient measurement in optical fibers

Optics Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 612-614

  Amato, L ^a   Fellegara, A ^a   Sacchetto, P ^a   Boffi, P ^b   Melloni, A ^b   Martinelli, M ^b  

^a Italtel SpA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE SHIFT;

COUNTERPROPAGATING WAVES; CROSS PHASE MODULATION; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL KERR COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT; ORTHOCONJUGATED MIRRORS; STATE OF POLARIZATION;

PHASE MODULATION;

EID: 0030128056     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.21.000612     Document Type: Article

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