Degree of Polarization Degradation Due to Cross-Phase Modulation and Its Impact on Polarization-Mode Dispersion Compensators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1903-1913

  Bononi, Alberto ^a   Vannucci, Armando ^a   Orlandini, A ^a   Corbel, E ^b   Lanne, S ^b   Bigo, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinearity; Optical fibers; Optical systems; Polarization; Stokes' parameters; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE MODULATION; VECTORS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

POLARIZATION DEGRADATION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0141750417     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.815513     Document Type: Article

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