Uniform polarization scattering with fiber-coil-based polarization controllers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3932-3943

  Muga, Nelson J ^a   Pinto, Armando Nolasco ^a   Ferreira, Mário F S ^a   Ferreira da Rocha, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Polarization controllers (PC); Polarization scattering; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; SCATTERING;

FIBER-COIL-BASED POLARIZATION CONTROLLERS; POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION; STOKES PARAMETERS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 37249059651     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.883642     Document Type: Article

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