Multichannel optical PMD compensator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5596, Issue , 2004, Pages 149-159

  Targove, James D ^a   Wein, Steven J ^a   Menikoff, Arthur ^a   Cahill, Michael J L ^a   Yang, Sheng Hui ^a  

^a Terapulse Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

PMD; PMD compensation; Polarimeter; Polarization mode dispersion

Indexed keywords

PMD COMPENSATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; STOKES TRAJECTORY;

ALGORITHMS; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIMETERS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); THERMAL STRESS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 17144408019     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.580366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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