Title :
All-optical polarisation switch with long low-birefringence fibre
Author :
Ferro, P. ; Haelterman, M. ; Trillo, S. ; Wabnitz, S. ; Daino, B.
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Nonlinear polarisation switching of picosecond pulses from the linear polarisation eigenstates of a 200 m-long low-birefringence spun fibre is reported. The relatively low switching peak power of 20 W is promising for applications to all-optical processing and intensity discrimination of ultra-short pulses.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical switches; 20 W; 200 m; all optical polarisation switch; all-optical processing; intensity discrimination; linear polarisation eigenstates; long low-birefringence fibre; low-birefringence spun fibre; nonlinear polarisation switching; picosecond pulses; switching peak power; ultra-short pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910883
