Wavelength and temperature performance of polarization-transforming fiber

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2003, Pages 6897-6904

  Rose, Allen H ^a,b   Feat, Nicolas ^a,c   Etzel, Shelley M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NxtPhase Inc   (United States)

^c Photon Kinetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COOLING; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MELTING; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUNGSTEN; VECTORS;

COUPLED-MODE EQUATIONS; RETARDANCE ERROR;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0344254751     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006897     Document Type: Article

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