Beat-length measurement of high-birefringence polarization-maintaining optical fiber using the dc Faraday magneto-optic effect

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1310-1315

  Irvine Halliday, Dave ^a   Khan, Muhammad Raziullah ^c   Zhang, Peng Gang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTODETECTORS; POLARIZATION;

BEAT LENGTH MEASUREMENT; DC FARADAY MAGNETOOPTIC EFFECT; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0342520644     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602497     Document Type: Article

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