title: Soliton intensity-dependent polarization rotation.
abstract: We show experimentally and numerically that intensity-dependent polarization rotation does not lead to pulseshape distortions for fundamental solitons because the soliton rotates as a unit. We demonstrate an optical limiter based on nonlinear polarization rotation in a standard, single-mode fiber followed by a polarizer. The output pulse shape from the limiter resembles that of the input, although the pulse width may be different.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Soccolich
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Paek