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All-Optical Polarization Control for Telecom Applications

Hans-rudolf JauslinMassimiliano GuasoniJulien FatomeStefan WabnitzP-y. BonyStéphane PitoisDominique SugnyAntonio PicozziGuy Millot

subject

PhysicsMulti-mode optical fiberbusiness.industryOptical cross-connectSingle-mode optical fiberPhysics::OpticsOptical polarizationOptical performance monitoringFiber-optic communicationOpticsOptical transistorOptoelectronicsbusinessTelecommunicationsPhotonic-crystal fiber

description

We describe a phenomenon of self-organization of the light state-of-polarization in optical fibers based on a nonlinear cross-polarization interaction between an incident signal and its backward replica. Several proof-of-principles for telecom applications are reported.

https://doi.org/10.1364/ofc.2015.w1k.3