Title :
Simple scheme for polarization-independent all-optical sampling
Author :
Westlund, Mathias ; Sunnerud, Henrik ; Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnology & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a simple, single-path technique for polarization-independent all-optical sampling in fiber. The residual polarization dependence was only 0.3 dB and no polarization-dependent waveform distortion was observed.
Keywords :
optical fibre polarisation; optical logic; signal sampling; 0.3-dB polarization dependence; fiber polarization-independent all-optical sampling; optical AND-gate; residual polarization; single-path technique; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Sampling methods; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.831563
