Measurement and simulation of polarization transients in dispersion compensation modules

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2532-2541

  Soliman, George ^a   Reimer, Michael ^a   Yevick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION COMPENSATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; POLARIZATION; SPHERES; TRANSIENTS;

DISPERSION COMPENSATION MODULES; FIBER BIREFRINGENCE; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; MECHANICAL IMPACTS; POINCARE; STOKES VECTOR; SYSTEM SIMULATIONS; THERMAL DRIFTS; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 78649952509     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.002532     Document Type: Article

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