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New all-optical devices based on third-order nonlinearity of birefringent fibers.
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This approach clearly shows the possibility of realizing a new class of devices, namely, a linear coherent amplifier–mixer and an optically activated polarization switch or a phase-sensitive optical discriminator with high fanout.Abstract:
Exact solutions for the evolution of the state of polarization along a nonlinear single-mode birefringent fiber are given by means of the Poincare sphere representation. This approach clearly shows the possibility of realizing a new class of devices, namely, a linear coherent amplifier–mixer and an optically activated polarization switch or a phase-sensitive optical discriminator with high fanout.read more
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P. D. Maker,R. W. Terhune +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of a series of experiments in which a giant pulsed ruby laser is used to study several different nonlinear optical effects arising from an induced optical polarization third order in the electric field strength are presented.
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The nonlinear coherent coupler
TL;DR: The nonlinear coherent coupler (NLCC) as mentioned in this paper is a device useful for optical processing, but not bistable, which utilizes the coherent interaction of two optical waveguides placed in close proximity.
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Self-phase-modulation in silica optical fibers
Roger H. Stolen,Chinlon Lin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report measurements of frequency broadening due to self-phase modulation (SPM) in optical fibers, using single-mode silica-core fibers and mode-locked argon-laser pulses.
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Intensity discrimination of optical pulses with birefringent fibers.
TL;DR: An intensity discriminator for optical pulses can be made with a birefringent fiber using an intensity-dependent state of polarization out of the fiber for separating the intense subpicosecond pulses from the weaker uncompressed background.
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Self‐induced polarization changes in birefringent optical fibers
TL;DR: In this article, exact solutions for the intensity-dependent polarization state of a light wave in a birefringent optical fiber are presented for the operation of fiber-optic logic gates, pulse shapers, and intensity discriminators.