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Demonstration of polarization pulling using a fiber-optic parametric amplifier

Philippe MorinCurtis R. MenyukDuc Minh NguyenThibaut SylvestreJulien FatomeStéphane PitoisEric LantzBirgit StillerHervé Maillotte

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Optical fiberIMPACTPhysics::OpticsPolarization-maintaining optical fiberATTRACTION02 engineering and technologyOPTICAL-FIBER01 natural sciencesSTIMULATED BRILLOUIN-SCATTERINGlaw.invention010309 optics020210 optoelectronics & photonicsOpticslaw0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringFiber Optic TechnologyComputer SimulationOptical FibersParametric statisticsPhysics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Polarization rotator[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Amplifiers Electronicbusiness.industryAmplifierEquipment DesignPolarization (waves)Optical parametric amplifierAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsNonlinear Dynamics[SPI.OPTI]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Optics / PhotonicComputer-Aided Design[ SPI.OPTI ] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Optics / PhotonicParametric oscillatorbusiness

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International audience; We report the observation of all-optical polarization pulling of an initially polarization-scrambled signal using parametric amplification in a highly nonlinear optical fiber. Broadband polarization pulling has been achieved both for the signal and idler waves with up to 25 dB gain using the strong polarization sensitivity of parametric amplifiers. We further derive the probability distribution function for the final polarization state, assuming a randomly polarized initial state, and we show that it agrees well with the experiments.

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