Second-order polarization mode dispersion: Impact on analog and digital transmissions

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 757-770

  Ciprut, Philippe ^b,e   Gisin, B ^b   Gisin, Nicolas ^b,f,g   Passy, Rogerio ^b,c,h   Von Der Weid, J P ^c   Prieto, F ^d   Zimmer, Christian W ^a  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Swisscom AG   (Switzerland)

^e EPFL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^g Optics Section

^h PUC

Author keywords

Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber measurements; Optical fiber polarization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ANALOG TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032073963     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.669003     Document Type: Article

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