Absolutely Single Polarization Photonic Crystal Fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 182-184

  Kubota, Hiirokazu ^a   Kawanishi, Satoki ^a   Koyanagi, Shigeki ^b   Tanaka, Masatoshi ^b   Yamaguchi, Shyunichiro ^b  

^a NTT Network Innovation Laboratories   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Photonic crystal fiber; Polarization dependent loss; Polarization maintaining fiber; Single polarization; W type fiber

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA;

CRYSTAL FIBERS; FUNDAMENTAL SPACE-FILLING MODE (FSM); POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); TRANSMISSION LOSSES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 1642503895     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.819415     Document Type: Article

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