DocumentCode
1970029
Title
Pulse contrast enhancement by use of nonlinear polarization rotation in single-mode fibers
Author
Wang, X.C. ; Fan, W. ; Zhang, P.Z. ; Lin, Z.Q.
Author_Institution
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
fYear
2009
fDate
30-3 Aug. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
An all-fiber optical pulse cleaner operating at 1053 nm is demonstrated based on nonlinear polarization rotation. The pulse contrast can be enhanced by more than four orders of magnitude.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; all-fiber optical pulse cleaner; nonlinear polarization rotation; pulse contrast enhancement; single-mode fibers; wavelength 1053 nm; Birefringence; Cleaning; Fiber lasers; Monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Short pulse; nonlinear polarization rotation; pulse contrast;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3830-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292129
Filename
5292129
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