Polarization Gratings: Design and Applications

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1645-1652

  Cincotti, Gabriella ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Polarimeter; Polarization beam splitters; Polarization gratings (PGs); Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) measurements; Polarization switches

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIMETERS; VECTORS;

POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS; POLARIZATION GRATINGS (PG); POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); POLARIZATION SWITCHES;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0347316426     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.819526     Document Type: Article

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