Measurement of depolarization and scaling associated with second-order polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1614-1616

  Nelson, L E ^a   Jopson, R M ^a   Kogelnik, H ^a   Foschini, G J ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY (DGD); SECOND-ORDER POLARIZATION-MODE-DISPERSION (PMD) DEPOLARIZATION;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0033323090     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.806864     Document Type: Article

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