Automatic maximum-minimum search method for accurate PDL and DOP characterization

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4006-4012

  Shi, Yongqiang ^a,b   Yan, Lianshan ^a   Yao, X Steve ^a  

^a General Photonics Corporation   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of polarization (DOP); Maximum minimum search; Polarization; Polarization dependent loss (PDL)

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

DEGREE OF POLARIZATION; MAXIMUM-MINIMUM SEARCH; POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT LOSS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 37849189889     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.883121     Document Type: Article

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