Polarization of light with applications in optical fibers

Polarization of Light with Applications in Optical Fibers

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-230

  Kumar, Arun ^a   Ghatak, Ajoy ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

BASIC CONCEPTS; FARADAY ROTATORS; FIBER-OPTIC CURRENT SENSOR; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; POLARIMETRIC SENSORS; POLARIZATION CONTROLLERS; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION(PMD); STOKES PARAMETERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 84956522218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1117/3.861761     Document Type: Book

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