Title: Nonlinear Polarization Changes in a Birefringent Fiber
Abstract: The nonlinear evolution of the polarization state along a birefringent fiber has been numerically investigated using the Poincaré sphere representation. The polarization changes of intense light in a birefringent fiber are governed by a competition between intrinsic and intensity-induced birefringence. When the intrinsic birefringence is cancelled by the intensity-induced birefringence, the evolution of the polarization state along the fiber is sensitive to a small perturbation, i.e., a fluctuation of the birefringence. The trajectories of the polarization state exhibit a complex behavior.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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