Polarization-mode dispersion of a circulating loop

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-248

  Lakoba, T I ^a   Dorrer, C ^b   Maywar, D N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; STATISTICAL METHODS; VECTORS;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY (DGD); POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 1342265421     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000243     Document Type: Article

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