Corrections to fixed analyzer measurements of polarization mode dispersion

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 534-541

  Williams, P A ^a,b,c   Wang, C M ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed analyzer; k factor; Mode coupling; Peak counting; PMD; Polarization mode dispersion; Sampling density; Wavelength scanning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; SCANNING;

FIXED ANALYZERS; POLARIZATION MODE COUPLING FACTORS; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0032045655     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.664060     Document Type: Article

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