Optical frequency-domain chromatic dispersion measurement method for higher-order modes in an optical fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 10040-10048

  Ahn, Tae Jung ^a   Jung, Yongmin ^a   Oh, Kyunghwan ^a   Kim, Dug Young ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SHIFT;

DISPERSION MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODE ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 28944442148     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010040     Document Type: Article

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