Polarization evolution and polarization instability of solitons in a birefringent optical fiber

Y Barad; Yaron Silberberg

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3290

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Polarization evolution and polarization instability of solitons in a birefringent optical fiber

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Polarization evolution and polarization instability of solitons in a birefringent optical fiber

Y Barad and Yaron Silberberg

Physical Review Letters, Vol.78(17), pp.3290-3293

Apr/1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3290

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Abstract

Ultrashort optical solitons with different stales of polarization are used to map the polarization evolution in a fixed section of a weakly birefringent fiber. Soliton polarization evolution was compared to linear propagation. A significant change in the polarization behavior between the solitons and linear regime is observed. Although solitons contain a continuum of instantaneous intensities, they transform their polarization as a unit, demonstrating the particlelike nature of solitons.

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Title: Polarization evolution and polarization instability of solitons in a birefringent optical fiber
Creators: Y Barad (null)
Yaron Silberberg (null) - 972WIS_INST___89
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Physical Review Letters, Vol.78(17), pp.3290-3293; Apr/1997
Number of pages: 4
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3290
Record Identifier: 993264760703596

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