Variable second-order PMD module without first-order PMD

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1951-1956

  Phua, P B ^a   Haus, Hermann A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatic dispersion; Compensation; Differential group delay (DGD); Emulator; Higher order PMD; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; VECTORS;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 0036875173     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.806329     Document Type: Article

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