Polarized soliton instability and branching in birefringent fibers

S. Trillo; S. Wabnitz; E. M. Wright; G. I. Stegeman

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(89)90290-3

Polarized soliton instability and branching in birefringent fibers

S. Trillo, S. Wabnitz, E. M. Wright, G. I. Stegeman

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Abstract

By stimulating the nonlinear evolution of the polarization of short pulses in birefringent fibers, we observe a spatial instability in the polarization of soliton-like pulses against small changes in the soliton peak power. This leads to soliton power induced branching into orthogonal polarization modes. A comparison with an analogous self-switching phenomenon which occurs in a dual-core fiber nonlinear directional coupler leads to a discussion of the effects of cross-phase modulation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	166-172
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	70
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(89)90290-3
State	Published - Feb 15 1989

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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