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Combinatorial polarization scramblers for many segment PMD emulator

US7289689B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2005
Grant dateOct 30, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/2934
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A PMD emulator includes at least two polarization phase plates. The rotation matrix of the at two phase plates are varied to reduce the required number of phase-plates without reducing the number of birefringent segments used.

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