Self-referencing dispersion characterization of multimode structures using direct instantaneous frequency measurement

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1700-1702

  Dorrer, C ^a   Ramachandran, S ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT INSTANTANEOUS FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; DISPERSIVE MEDIA; HIGH ORDER MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATING MODULES; MULTIMODE TRANSMISSION LINE; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIBER OPTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 4344648905     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.828353     Document Type: Article

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