Title :
Optical intensity discriminator based on strongly enhanced ellipse rotation in circular-birefringence fiber
Author :
Tanemura, Takuo ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ.
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel type of optical intensity discriminator based on the ellipse rotation in a highly twisted circular-birefringence fiber. The applicability to a simple and stable all-optical 2R regenerator is demonstrated at 40 Gbit/s
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical repeaters; optical rotation; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical 2R regenerator; circular birefringence fiber; enhanced ellipse rotation; optical intensity discriminator; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Repeaters; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215681
