Endless Polarization Control Algorithm Using Adjustable Linear Retarders With Fixed Axes

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2089-2096

  Martinelli, Massimo ^a   Chipman, Russell A ^a,b  

^a JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Polarization; Polarization control; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

WAVEPLATES;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0141750401     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.816835     Document Type: Article

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