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Encyclopedia > Femtosecond

A femtosecond is the SI unit of time equal to 10-15 of a second.


The word femtosecond is formed by the prefix femto and the unit second. Its symbol is fs.


The waves of visible light oscillate with a period of about 1 femtosecond.


For a list of times on the order of 1-10 femtoseconds, compare 1 E-15 s.


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Lightwave - Dispersion testing using a femtosecond PMD analyzer (1298 words)
One approach to PMD testing is to use a femtosecond PMD analyzer.
The femtosecond PMD analyzer was used to test PMD in several fiber spools and installed optical networks.
The technique used in the femtosecond PMD analyzer consists of measuring Stokes vectors from the Fourier spectra.
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