Polarization Effects in Lightwave Systems

Optical Fiber Telecommunications IIIA: Third Edition

Volumn A, Issue , 1997, Pages 114-161

  Poole, Craig D ^a   Nagel, Jonathan ^b  

^a EigenLight Corporation   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTWAVE SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION EFFECT;

EID: 84940905185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-051316-4.50010-2     Document Type: Chapter

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