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Publications of the Optical Fiber and Components Group - Polarization-mode dispersion
NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology EEEL, Optoelectronics Division, Boulder

POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION
PMD Measurement Techniques and How to Avoid the Pitfalls
P.A. Williams, Journal of Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, Rep. 1, C.R. Menuyk and A. Galtarossa, Eds., pp. 84-105 (2004)
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Narrow-Band Measurement of Differential Group Delay by a Six-State RF Phase-Shift Technique: 40 fs Single-Measurement Uncertainty
P.A. Williams, and J.D. Kofler, J. Lightwave Technol., Vol. 22, No. 2, Feb 2004, pp. 448-456 (2004)
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Polarization-Mode Dispersion Measurement Using a Six-State RF Phase-Shift Technique for High Spectral Efficiency
P.A. Williams, and J.D. Kofler, Tech. Digest, Optical Fiber Communication Conf. (OFC 2004), Feb 22-27, 2004, Los Angeles, CA, ThP3 (2004)
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Recent Progress in Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurement
K.B. Rochford, P.J.Leo, D.L. Peterson, Jr. and P.A. Williams, Proc., 16th Intl. Conf. on Optical Fiber Sensors, Oct 13-17, 2003, Nara, Japan (2003)
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Standard Reference Material 2538 for Polarization-Mode Dispersion (Non-Mode-Coupled)
P.A. Williams, S.M. Etzel, J.D. Kofler, and C.-M. Wang, NIST Special Publication 260-145 (2002)
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Measurement and Mitigation of Multiple-Reflection Effects on the Differential Group Delay Spectrum of Optical Components
P.A. Williams, J.D. Kofler, Tech. Digest, Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements (SOFM 2002), Sep 24-26, 2002, Boulder, CO, NIST Special Publication 988, pp. 173-176 (2002)
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PMD Measurement Techniques - Avoiding Measurement Pitfalls
P.A. Williams, Venice Summer School on Polarization Mode Dispersion, Jun 24-26, 2002, Venice, Italy (2002)
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Fiber Component Metrology for High-Speed Communications
T.S. Clement, P.D. Hale, P.A. Williams, Proc., Optical Fiber Communication Conf. (OFC 2002), Tutorial WZ1, Mar 17-22, 2002, Anaheim, CA (2002)
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Mode-Coupled Artifact Standard for Polarization-Mode Dispersion: Design, Assembly, and Implementation
P.A. Williams, Appl. Opt. 38, pp. 6498-6507 (1999)
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Rotating-Wave-Plate Stokes Polarimeter for Differential Group Delay Measurements of Polarization-Mode Dispersion
P.A. Williams, Appl. Opt. 38, pp. 6508-6515 (1999)
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Modulation Phase-Shift Measurement of PMD Using Only Four Launched Polarization States: A New Algorithm
P.A. Williams, Electron. Lett. 35, pp. 1578-1579 (1999)
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Corrections to Fixed Analyzer Measurements of Polarization Mode Dispersion
P.A. Williams and C.-M. Wang, J. Lightwave Technol., Vol. 16, No. 4, April 1998, pp. 534-541 (1998)
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Narrowband Measurements of Polarization-Mode Dispersion Using the Modulation Phase Shift Technique
P.A. Williams, A.J. Barlow, C. Mackechnie, and J.B. Schlager, Tech. Digest, Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements (SOFM 1998), Sep 15-17, 1998, Boulder, CO, NIST Special Publication 930, pp. 23-26 (1998)
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Summary of Current Agreement among PMD Measurement Techniques
P.A. Williams and A.J. Barlow, International Electrochemical Commission (IEC), SC86, WG1, September 1997, Edinburgh, Scotland, (1997)
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Accuracy Issues in Comparisons of Time- and Frequency-Domain Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurements
P.A. Williams, Tech. Digest, Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements (SOFM 1996), Oct 1-3, 1996, Boulder, CO, NIST Special Publication 905, pp. 125-129 (1996)
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TIA Round Robin for the Measurement of PMD
P.A. Williams, Tech. Digest, Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements (SOFM 1996), Oct 1-3, 1996, Boulder, CO, NIST Special Publication 905, pp. 155-158 (1996)
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Anomalous Relation between Time and Frequency Domain PMD Measurements
P.A. Williams and P.R. Hernday, Technical Program - Third Optical Fibre Measurement Conference, Liege, Belgium, I.2, (1995)
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