Reducing polarization mode dispersion with controlled polarization rotations

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Massar, S ^a   Popescu, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

BEAT LENGTH; CORRELATION LENGTH; POLARIZATION ROTATIONS;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

EID: 34249846593     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/6/158     Document Type: Article

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