DocumentCode
2739930
Title
Theory of lossless polarization attraction in highly nonlinear high birefringence and spun fibers
Author
Wabnitz, Stefan ; Kozlov, Victor V.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´ Inf., Univ. di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
10-12 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
164
Abstract
An initially unpolarized beam acquires a high degree of polarization towards the output, when a fiber is pumped by an intense counterpropagating beam. This process does not introduce polarization-dependent losses inherent to conventional polarizers.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; highly nonlinear high birefringence; intense counterpropagating beam; lossless polarization attraction; polarization-dependent losses; polarizers; spun fibers; Equations; Laser excitation; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Tensile stress;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8428-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730098
Filename
5730098
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