Spectral polarimeters based on integrated acousto-optical Ti:LiNbo3 TE-TM converters

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-286

  Noé, Reinhold ^a   Maucher, Albrecht ^a   Ricken, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acousto optics; Lithium niobate; Optical filter; Optical spectrum analyzer; Polarimeter; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILTERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER; SPECTRAL POLARIMETERS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0033366372     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014680399244596     Document Type: Article

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