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Comparison of Optical Polarization-Dependent Loss Measurement Methods

Noe et al., 2020

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12169704142364558835
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Noe R
Koch B
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Photonic Networks; 21th ITG-Symposium

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A number of polarization-dependent loss (PDL) measurement methods has been proposed for the characterization of optical devices. These use all polarization states or only 0deg, 45deg, 90deg and circular or tetrahedron vertices or equivalent configurations on the …
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