Search results for "polarization-maintaining"

Experimental control over soliton interaction in optical fiber by pre-shaped input field

2011

Interactions between femtosecond solitons in a nonlinear photonic-crystal fiber are of fundamental interest. But many practical applications would abound if solitons could be arbitrarily superposed into multiples in the fiber. Here, we numerically and experimentally demonstrate a first step towards this aim, the creation of a soliton pair with arbitrary relative phase, delay, and frequency throughout almost the entire output parameter space with the aid of a pre-shaped fiber input field.

Multimode instability in ring fiber lasers

1999

All-optical simultaneous polarization attraction and intensity regeneration of a 40-Gbit/s RZ signal

2011

We experimentally report the dual all-optical instantaneous regeneration of both the state of polarization and the intensity profile of a 40 Gbit/s Return-to-Zero telecommunication signal by means of a unique segment fiber.

Dark-soliton-like pulse-train generation from induced modulational polarization instability in a birefringent fiber

1998

Theory and experiments show that the nonlinear development of the modulational polarization instability of an intense light beam in a normally dispersive, low-birefringence optical fiber leads to ultrashort dark-soliton-like trains with repetition rates in the terahertz range in the polarization orthogonal to the pump.

Spatial and spectral nonlinear shaping of multimode waves

2016

We demonstrate a novel nonlinear dynamics of multimode fibers that reshapes their spectral and spatial beam profiles, based on spatiotemporal modulation instability. Sidebands ranging from the visible to the near-infrared are carried by one and the same spatial bell-shaped profile.

High repetition rates and high quality optical pulse train generator based on solitons over finite background

2013

This work proposes to fully exploit the nonlinear evolution undergone by a sinusoidal modulation with a finite background propagating along an optical fiber. For the original method to overcome this major drawback is to exploit the π phase shift that exists between the pulsed part and the background. By using a simple delay-line interferometer, it is possible to simultaneously double the repetition rate of the pulse train and to annihilate the deleterious background by imprinting a controlled π phase shift.

Complete nonlinear polarization control in an optical fiber system.

2010

International audience; We consider the counterpropagating interaction of a signal and a pump beam in an isotropic optical fiber. On the basis of recently developed mathematical techniques, we show that an arbitrary state of polarization of the signal beam can be converted into any other desired state of polarization. On the other hand, an unpolarized signal beam may be repolarized into two specific states of polarization, without loss of energy. Both processes of repolarization and polarization conversion may be controlled by adjusting the polarization state of the backward pump.

Optical flip-flop memory and data packet switching operation based on polarization bistability in a telecommunication optical fiber

2013

We report the experimental observation of bistability and hysteresis phenomena of the polarization signal in a telecommunication optical fiber. This process occurs in a counterpropagating configuration in which the optical beam nonlinearly interacts with its own Bragg-reflected replica at the fiber output. The proof of principle of optical flip–flop memory and 10  Gbit/s routing operation is also reported based on this polarization bistability. Finally, we also provide a general physical understanding of this behavior on the basis of a geometrical analysis of an effective model of the dynamics. Good quantitative agreement between theory and experiment is obtained.

Buildup of terahertz vector dark-soliton trains from induced modulation instability in highly birefringent optical fiber.

2007

We present the experimental observation of generation of vector dark-soliton pulse trains with terahertz repetition rates in the normal dispersion regime of an optical fiber. The polarization solitons build up from induced cross-phase modulation instability of two orthogonal pumps in a highly birefringent fiber.

Corrections to “Light Modulation Based on Fiber Cladding Mode Coupling Between Concatenated Long-Period Gratings” [Feb 1 152-154]

2011

In the above paper (ibid., vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 152-154, Feb. 1, 2011), there is an error in the eighth line of the abstract. The correct sentence is presented here.