Experimental evidence of Brillouin-induced polarization wheeling in highly birefringent optical fibers

We study the influence of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering on the polarization stabilization of a light beam propagating in a highly-birefringent optical fiber. In particular, due to a saturation effect, we find that the output polarization lies on a ring when the polarization is represented onto the...

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Published in:Optics express 2009-07, Vol.17 (15), p.12612-12618
Main Authors: Fatome, Julien, Pitois, Stéphane, Millot, Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
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Optics
Physics
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Summary:We study the influence of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering on the polarization stabilization of a light beam propagating in a highly-birefringent optical fiber. In particular, due to a saturation effect, we find that the output polarization lies on a ring when the polarization is represented onto the Poincaré sphere.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.17.012612