Experimental Observation of Local Birefringence and Axis Rotation in Spun Fibers on a Centimetric Scale

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 86, Issue , 2003, Pages 368-369

  Ferrario, M ^a   Martelli, P ^a,b   Pietralunga, S ^a   Martinelli, M ^a,b  

^a CORECOM ^*  (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFLECTOMETERS; SPINNING (FIBERS); TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; DISPERSION (WAVES); FIBERS; METAL SPINNING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

AXIS ROTATION; DELAY; FIBER BIREFRINGENCE; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPUN FIBER;

EID: 1642465544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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