Polarization mode dispersion in spun fibers with different linear birefringence and spinning parameters

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1583-1587

  Schuh, Ralph E ^b,c,e,f   Shan, Xuekang ^b,d   Siddiqui, A Shamim ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c FRAUNHOFER FOKUS   (Germany)

^d NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Polytechnic Soeburg   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential group delay; Dispersion shifted spun fiber; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber measurement; Optical fiber testing; Polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Spun fiber

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; TESTING;

SPUN FIBERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032163069     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.712240     Document Type: Article

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