PMD Mitigation Through Constant Spinning and Twist Control: Experimental Results

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 86, Issue , 2003, Pages 367-368

  Sarchi, D ^a   Roba, G ^a  

^a Pirelli Labs SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BOBBINS; ELASTICITY; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPINNING (FIBERS); WINDING; CLOCKS; FIBERS; METAL SPINNING; POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; PREFORMING;

CIRCULAR BIREFRINGENCE; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

H -INFINITY CONTROLS; INDUSTRIAL MACHINES; LONG LENGTHS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; PMD MITIGATIONS; SMOOTHING METHODS;

EID: 1642547103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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