Broadband all-order polarization mode dispersion compensation using liquid-crystal modulator arrays

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 251-261

  Akbulut, Mehmetcan ^a,b,c   Weiner, Andrew M ^a,b   Miller, Peter J ^d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c Pritel Inc   (United States)

^d Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

All order PMD compensation; Fiber optics communications; Liquid crystal devices; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse shaping

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; LIQUID-CRYSTAL MODULATOR ARRAYS; NON-RETURN-TO-ZERO (NRZ) SYSTEMS; PULSE SHAPING;

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 33846165517     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861143     Document Type: Article

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