All-order polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensation via virtually imaged phased array (VIPA)-based pulse shaper

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 545-547

  Miao, Houxun ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a   Mirkin, Leo ^b   Miller, Peter J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical fiber communication; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); UIltrafast pulse shaping; Virtually imaged phased array (VIPA)

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION COMPENSATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

PULSE SHAPER; ULTRAFAST PULSE SHAPING; VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASED ARRAY;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

EID: 41849149360     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.918893     Document Type: Article

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