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Spatial chaos in the polarization for a birefringent optical fiber with periodic coupling.

Stefan Wabnitz
- 06 Apr 1987 - 
- Vol. 58, Iss: 14, pp 1415-1418
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Self-induced stochastic behavior for the evolution of light along a periodically perturbed two-mode nonlinear optical waveguide is predicted and implications for recently demonstrated all-optical switching using birefringent fibers are discussed.
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Self-induced stochastic behavior for the evolution of light along a periodically perturbed two-mode nonlinear optical waveguide is predicted. Implications for recently demonstrated all-optical switching using birefringent fibers are discussed.

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