Long-term PMD characterization of a metropolitan G.652 fiber plant

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4022-4029

  Poggiolini, Pierluigi ^a   Nespola, Antonino ^b   Abrate, Silvio ^b   Ferrero, Valter ^a   Lezzi, Carlo ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA   (Italy)

^c FastWeb SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential group delay (DGD); Fiber cable plant; Hinge model; Metropolitan networks; Optical communications; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY; FIBER CABLE PLANT; HINGE MODEL; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

OPTICAL CABLES;

EID: 37849185055     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.884229     Document Type: Article

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