Title :
Cross-Polarization Modulation Domain Wall Solitons for WDM Signals in Birefringent Optical Fibers
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. per Autom., Univ. di Brescia, Brescia
fDate :
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Nonlinear cross-polarization modulation between two wavelength multiplexed channels propagating in an elliptically birefringent optical fiber leads to polarization domain wall solitons. These solitons represent a switching of the polarization of both waves between two stable orthogonal states. The potential application of polarization domains to nonlinear loss-free polarizers is described.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical solitons; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM signal; birefringent optical fiber; cross-polarization modulation; domain wall soliton; stable orthogonal state; wavelength multiplexed channels; wavelength-division multiplexing; Nonlinear optics; optical fiber polarization; optical propagation in nonlinear media; optical solitons; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2019848
