Compact electro-optic polarization scramblers for optically amplified lightwave systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1801-1814

  Heismann, F ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL INFORMATION CARRIER; OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED TRANSONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0030214989     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.532017     Document Type: Article

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