Pulse propagation in an elliptically birefringent Kerr medium

Author

Menyuk, Curtis R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA

Volume

25

Issue

12

fYear

1989

fDate

12/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2674

Lastpage

2682

Abstract

The coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which describes optical propagation in a birefringent Kerr medium, is derived with particular emphasis on optical fibers. It is shown that, when the ellipticity angle θ≃35°, Manakov´s equation results. Consequences for switching applications are discussed. In particular, if θ≠35°, shadows form when two pulses of opposite polarization interact, i.e. the emerging pulses no longer have their original polarizations. This problem disappears at θ=35°

Keywords

Schrodinger equation; birefringence; light polarisation; light propagation; optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical rotation; optical switches; Manakov´s equation; coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation; elliptically birefringent Kerr medium; ellipticity angle; emerging pulses; opposite pulse polarisations interaction; optical fibers; optical propagation; pulse polarisation changes; shadow forming; switching applications; Arm; Birefringence; Couplings; Delay; Nonlinear equations; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Polarization; Schrodinger equation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.40656

Filename

40656