Demonstration of a programmable PMD source

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 296-298

  Damask, J N ^a   Simer, G J ^a   Rochford, K B ^a   Myers, P R ^a  

^a IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical instruments; Optical standards and testing; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER CONTROL; CRYSTALS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL TESTING; POLARIZATION; STANDARDS;

BIREFRINGENT CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION MODE MIXING; PROGRAMMABLE POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION SOURCE;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0037318719     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.806844     Document Type: Article

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