• DocumentCode
    1073048
  • Title

    Simple scheme for polarization-independent all-optical sampling

  • Author

    Westlund, Mathias ; Sunnerud, Henrik ; Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Andrekson, Peter A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microtechnology & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2108
  • Lastpage
    2110
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate a simple, single-path technique for polarization-independent all-optical sampling in fiber. The residual polarization dependence was only 0.3 dB and no polarization-dependent waveform distortion was observed.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre polarisation; optical logic; signal sampling; 0.3-dB polarization dependence; fiber polarization-independent all-optical sampling; optical AND-gate; residual polarization; single-path technique; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Sampling methods; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.831563
  • Filename
    1325248