Endless fiber-to-fiber polarization controller based on ceramic programmable waveplates

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1101-1103

  Bourderionnet, J ^a   Dolfi, D ^a   Huignard, J P ^a   Ea Kim, B ^b   Corbel, E ^c   Purer, D ^d   Poudoulec, A ^d   Gauden, D ^d  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Highwave Optical Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT); Polarization control; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Waveplate

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LEAD; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

CERAMIC PROGRAMMABLE WAVEPLATES; FIBER TO FIBER POLARIZATION CONTROLLER; LANTHANUM ZIRCONATE TITANATE; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; WAVEPLATE;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 1942468630     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.824617     Document Type: Article

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