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POLARIZATION CONTROLLER

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vipul
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HI ALL
I AM WORKING ON PROJECT BASED ON XPM OF SOA .I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE USE POLARIZATION CONTROLLER IN SOME CIRCUITS.IF POLARIZATION IS NOT CONTROLLED CAN IT CHANGE THE PHASE OF SIGNAL??
THANK YOU

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    • December 10, 2014 at 4:38 am #16584
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      vipul
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      HI ALL
      I AM WORKING ON PROJECT BASED ON XPM OF SOA .I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE USE POLARIZATION CONTROLLER IN SOME CIRCUITS.IF POLARIZATION IS NOT CONTROLLED CAN IT CHANGE THE PHASE OF SIGNAL??
      THANK YOU

    • December 11, 2014 at 11:52 pm #16671
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      Ravil
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      Hi Vipul, it’s preferable to work with linearly polarized light due to possible birefringent effects. This effect has big influence at high bit-rates…

    • December 11, 2014 at 11:52 pm #16672
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      Ravil
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      Can you also attach the scheme you are asking about?

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