• 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