Mueller matrix description of polarization mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1503-1508

  Reimer, Michael ^a   Yevick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; VECTORS;

MUELLER MATRIX; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT LOSS; PRINCIPAL STATE VECTOR;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 33745757980     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.001503     Document Type: Article

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