Polarization mode dispersion reduction in spun large mode area silica holey fibres

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1972-1977

  Fuochi, M ^a,b   Hayes, J R ^a   Furusawa, K ^a   Belardi, W ^a   Baggert, J C ^a   Monro, T M ^a   Richardson, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BIREFRINGENCE; DISPERSIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY (DGD); DISPERSION REDUCTION; POLYMERIZATION MODE DISPERSION (PMD); SILICA HOLEY FIBRES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 2942722763     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.001972     Document Type: Article

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