Title :
All-optical polarisation differential amplification with birefringent fibre
Author :
Ferro, P. ; Trillo, S. ; Wabnitz, S.
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome
fDate :
9/15/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose and experimentally demonstrate that all-optical amplification of small polarisation changes may be achieved at relatively low powers by using a multibeatlength nonlinear polarisation coupler
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical fibres; all-optical polarisation differential amplification; birefringent fibre; multibeatlength nonlinear polarisation coupler; phase-controlled amplifier; polarisation changes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941098