Transient evolution of the polarization-dispersion vector's probability distribution

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 992-1000

  Tan, Yu ^a   Yang, Jianke ^a   Kath, William L ^b   Menyuk, Curtis M ^c,d  

^a University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Baltimore County   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; VECTORS;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY (DGD);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0141789656     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000992     Document Type: Article

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