Frequency tunable polarization and intermodal modulation instability in high birefringence holey fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 397-404

  Tonello, A ^a   Pitois, S ^a   Wabnitz, S ^a   Millot, G ^a   Martynkien, T ^b   Urbanczyk, W ^b   Wojcik, J ^c   Locatelli, A ^d   Conforti, M ^d   De Angelis, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DISPERSION (WAVES); PHASE MODULATION; POLARIZATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

FIBER POLARIZATION AXES; INTERMODAL MODULATION; NOISE-SEEDED PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PUMP WAVELENGTH;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 30344483902     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000397     Document Type: Article

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