Polarization attraction using counter-propagating waves in optical fiber at telecommunication wavelengths.
In this work, we report the experimental observation of a polarization attraction process which can occur in optical fibers at telecommunication wavelengths. More precisely, we have numerically and experimentally shown that a polarization attractor, based on the injection of two counter-propagating waves around 1.55microm into a 2-m long high nonlinear fiber, can transform any input polarization state into a unique well-defined output polarization state.
Pitois
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Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR-CNRS 5209/Université de Bourgogne, 9 av. Alain Savary, 21078 Dijon, France. spitois@u-bourgogne.fr
Fatome
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Millot
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013685:Telecommunications