Title :
Experimental investigation of a polarization attractor at telecommunication wavelengths
Author :
Pitois, S. ; Fatome, J. ; Millot, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), Univ. de Bourgogne, Dijon
Abstract :
We report the experimental observation of a polarization attraction process taking place in an optical fiber around 1550 nm and based on a nonlinear interaction between two counter-propagating waves.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave propagation; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; counter-propagating waves; nonlinear interaction; optical fiber; polarization attractor; telecommunication wavelengths; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729398
