Polarization-induced distortions in optical fiber networks with polarization-mode dispersion and polarization-dependent losses

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-329

  Huttner, B ^a,b   Geiser, C ^a   Gisin, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Luciol Instruments   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ANALOG TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBER LOSSES; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSSES; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0034156503     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.847767     Document Type: Article

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