Feed-Forward Continuous and Complete Polarization Control With a PLZT Rotatable-Variable Waveplate and Inline Polarimeter

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1920-1932

  Hirabayashi, Katsuhiko ^a   Amano, Chikara ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coherent optical communications; Feed forward polarization control; Inline polarimeter; PLZT; Polarimeter; Polarization control; Polarization division multiplexing; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

INLINE POLARIMETERS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0141750412     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.816891     Document Type: Article

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