Title :
Dynamic Eigenstates of Parametric Interactions in Randomly Birefringent Fibers
Author :
Kogelnik, Herwig ; McKinstrie, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
In fiber-based parametric devices employing nondegenerate four-wave mixing, there exist dynamic eigenstates for the signal and idler, for which there is no change of polarization as the waves propagate. For the case of parametric amplifiers with two pumps of arbitrary polarization, the eigenstates are the sum of the Stokes vectors of the pumps. For nonlinear Bragg scattering, the eigenstate polarizations are determined by the sum of two Stokes vectors of one pump plus one of the other pump. Separated coupled-wave solutions for the evolution of the signal and idler are obtained for each eigenstate.
Keywords :
birefringence; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; multiwave mixing; optical fibre polarisation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; Stokes vector; arbitrary polarization; birefringent fiber; dynamic eigenstate; nonlinear Bragg scattering; parametric amplifier; parametric interaction; wave propagation; Four-wave mixing (FWM); nonlinear optics; parametric amplification; parametric frequency conversion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2022056
