All-optical polarization modulator based on spatial soliton coupling

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-523

  Cancellieri, Giovanni ^b,c,d   Chiaraluce, Franco ^a,b   Gambi, Ennio ^b   Pierleoni, Paola ^b,d  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d University of Ancona ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MODULATION; SOLITONS;

LINEAR WAVEGUIDE; MACH-ZEHNDER STRUCTURE; NONLINEAR WAVEGUIDE; OPTICAL POLARIZATION MODULATOR; SIGNAL POLARIZATION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0030110274     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.485615     Document Type: Article

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