In-Line Liquid Crystal Microcell Polarimeters and Waveplates for High Speed Polarization Analysis and Control

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 86, Issue , 2003, Pages 312-313

  Acharya, B ^a   Madsen, C ^a   Baldwin, K ^a   Macharrie, R ^a   Rogers, J ^a   Moeller, L ^a   Huang, C ^b   Pindak, R ^c  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF POLARIZATION (DOP); POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); HIGH SPEED OPTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICRO CELL; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; OPTICAL RETARDERS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FABRICATION; GLASS FIBERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; POLARIMETERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ASSEMBLY; FIBERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 1642424421     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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