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Polarization in optical fibers |
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| Authors: | Kaminow I. |
| Affiliation: | Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab, Homdel, NJ, USA; |
| Abstract: | Recent research on fibers with very small or very large birefringence for polarization-dependent applications is reviewed. The nature of random coupling between normal modes of polarization is analyzed and discussed in connection with various applications. |
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