Title :
Polarization independent demultiplexing in a polarization diversity nonlinear optical loop mirror
Author :
Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron. & Electr. Meas., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fDate :
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a novel technique to achieve polarization insensitive all-optical demultiplexing using standard dispersion shifted fibers in a nonlinear optical loop mirror. A polarization dependence of /spl plusmn/0.2 dB is reported with no power penalty due to change in polarization.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; light polarisation; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical switches; polarization dependence; polarization diversity nonlinear optical loop mirror; polarization independent demultiplexing; polarization insensitive all-optical demultiplexing; standard dispersion shifted fibers; switching; Birefringence; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
