Elimination of nonlinear polarization rotation in twisted fibers

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.11.001305· OSTI ID:6972829

Menyuk, C R; Wai, P K.A. ^[1]

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1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21228-5398 (United States)

It has been previously reported that it is possible to eliminate nonlinear polarization rotation in elliptically birefringent optical fibers. We show that the same can hold true in twisted optical fibers, even though the local eigenmodes are linearly polarized, if the twist length becomes equal to [radical]2 times the beat length. The physical requirements are that the beat length must be short compared with the walk-off length, the dispersive scale length, and the nonlinear scale length. When the twist length becomes comparable with the beat length, the twisting leads to a linear coupling between the two polarizations through their time derivatives.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-89ER14090
• OSTI ID: 6972829
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States) Vol. 11:7; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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BIREFRINGENCE
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EQUATIONS
FIBERS
KERR EFFECT
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
NONLINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL FIBERS
OPTICS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLARIZATION
PULSE TECHNIQUES
REFRACTION
WAVE PROPAGATION