Title :
Modulation instabilities in birefringent two-core optical fibers
Author :
Li, J.H. ; Chiang, Kin Seng ; Malomed, Boris A. ; Chow, K.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
Modulation instabilities (MIs) of asymmetric continuous-wave states in birefringent two-core fibers with normal dispersion are analyzed. The properly scaled MI spectra are distinctly different from those of a zero-birefringence fiber, especially for the circular-birefringence case.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; asymmetric continuous wave states; birefringent two-core optical fibers; circular birefringence; modulation instabilities; normal dispersion; zero-birefringence fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
