title: Nonlinear polarization evolution and instability in a twisted birefringent fiber.
abstract: We present an exact solution for the polarization evolution in a single-mode optical fiber when the self-induced, the intrinsic, and the twist-induced birefringences are taken into account and the stability characteristics of the nonlinear eigenpolarizations are studied. The relevance of the theory for the operation of nonlinear-optical signal-processing devices is discussed.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wabnitz