Title :
Theory of lossless polarization attraction in highly nonlinear high birefringence and spun fibers
Author :
Wabnitz, Stefan ; Kozlov, Victor V.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´ Inf., Univ. di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Abstract :
An initially unpolarized beam acquires a high degree of polarization towards the output, when a fiber is pumped by an intense counterpropagating beam. This process does not introduce polarization-dependent losses inherent to conventional polarizers.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; highly nonlinear high birefringence; intense counterpropagating beam; lossless polarization attraction; polarization-dependent losses; polarizers; spun fibers; Equations; Laser excitation; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730098
