Measurement of polarization dependent loss, polarization mode dispersion and group delay of optical components using swept optical single sideband modulated signals

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 16181-16188

  Sagues, Mikel ^a   Pérez, Miguel ^a   Loayssa, Alayn ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; DISPERSION (WAVES); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFT; POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION;

CHIRPED FIBER BRAGG GRATING; HIGH-WAVELENGTH RESOLUTION; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODULATED SIGNAL; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL SINGLE SIDE BANDS; PHASE SHIFTED FIBER BRAGG GRATING (PSFBG); POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS;

GROUP DELAY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETRY; LENSES; OPTICS; PHOTONS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 54749143982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.016181     Document Type: Article

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