Programmable group-delay module using binary polarization switching

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1676-1684

  Yan, Lianshan ^a,b   Yeh, C ^a   Yang, G ^a   Lin, L ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Shi, Y Q ^a   Willner, Alan Eli ^a   Yao, X Steve ^a  

^a General Photonics Corporation   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Differential group delay (DGD); Optical communications; Optical polarization; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Time delay; True time delay (TTD)

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; TUNING;

BINARY POLARIZATION SWITCHING; PROGRAMMABLE GROUP DELAY MODULE; TRUE TIME DELAY;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0042387832     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.814383     Document Type: Article

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