Demonstration of polarization pulling using a fiber-optic parametric amplifier
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2012-11-19
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Stiller, B., P. Morin, D. M. Nguyen, J. Fatome, S. Pitois, E. Lantz, H. Maillotte, C. R. Menyuk, and T. Sylvestre. “Demonstration of Polarization Pulling Using a Fiber-Optic Parametric Amplifier.” Optics Express 20, no. 24 (November 19, 2012): 27248–53. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.027248.
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Abstract
We report the observation of all-optical polarization pulling of an initially polarization-scrambled signal using parametric amplification in a highly nonlinear optical fiber. Broadband polarization pulling has been achieved both for the signal and idler waves with up to 25 dB gain using the strong polarization sensitivity of parametric amplifiers. We further derive the probability distribution function for the final polarization state, assuming a randomly polarized initial state, and we show that it agrees well with the experiments.