Nonlinear polarizers in low-birefringence optical fibers

Nelson J. Muga; Gil M. Fernandes; Armando N. Pinto

doi:10.1117/12.2026379

18 November 2013 Nonlinear polarizers in low-birefringence optical fibers

Nelson J. Muga, Gil M. Fernandes, Armando N. Pinto

Proceedings Volume 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications; 8785F4 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026379
Event: 8th Ibero American Optics Meeting/11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 2013, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

The all-optical control of light parameters such as intensity profile, power, phase, modes, wavelength, and state of polarization is viewed as a cornerstone for the feasibility of future high-speed fiber-optic communication networks. In particular, the ability to repolarize light with an almost unitary efficiency represents a huge advantage over the standard polarizers that waste 50% of the unpolarized light. In this paper, we show how to obtain a nonlinear lossless repolarization of light in low-birefringence optical fibers. A characterization of the stimulated Raman scattering based polarization pulling process is also presented, with particular focus on the optimization of several parameters such as fiber length, polarization mode dispersion coefficient, correlation length, and signal and auxiliar pump power regimes. Finally, we compare the co-propagating and counter-propagating signal and pump schemes, presenting the main advantages and disadvantages of each scenario and its suitability for particular applications.

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Nelson J. Muga, Gil M. Fernandes, and Armando N. Pinto "Nonlinear polarizers in low-birefringence optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 8785F4 (18 November 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026379

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