Measurement of second-order polarization-mode dispersion vectors in optical fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1153-1155

  Jopson, R M ^a   Nelson, L E ^a   Kogelnik, H ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL FIBERS; VECTORS;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032595649     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.784234     Document Type: Article

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