Demonstration of a coherent PMD source

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1612-1614

  Damask, J N ^a   Myers, P R ^b   Boschi, A ^a   Simer, G J ^b  

^a Northrop Grumman ^*

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

(0604510) polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Optical instrument; Optical standards and testing

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL TESTING; PHASE SHIFTERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ENHANCED COHERENT HIGHER ORDER; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; POLARIZATION MODE MIXER;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0242302606     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818668     Document Type: Article

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