The statistics of polarization-dependent loss in optical communication systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-315

  Mecozzi, Antonio ^a,b   Shtaif, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Celion Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; VECTORS;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036503285     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.986797     Document Type: Article

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5. Repolarization of polarization scrambled optical signals due to polarization dependent loss
6. Polarization effects in lightwave systems