Quantitative study of birefringence effects in fiber-based orthogonal-pump FWM systems
Quantitative study of birefringence effects in fiber-based orthogonal-pump FWM systems
Optical fibres have unwanted residual birefringence due to imperfections in
fabrication processes and environmental conditions. This birefringence will randomize the state of polarization of propagating signals and may harm the performance of four-wave mixing based processing devices. Here, we present a quantitative study of the effects of birefringence in orthogonal-pump four-wave mixing systems, and identify different regions of operation of the optical fibre, mainly determined by the relative magnitude between the physical length 𝐿
and beat length 𝐿𝑏. This finding clarifies the characteristics of the complex interplay between birefringence and four-wave mixing and advises appropriate fibre length selection for minimized polarization dependent gain.
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Liu, Hao
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Bottrill, Kyle R.H.
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Vitali, Valerio
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Taranta, Austin
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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13 February 2023
Liu, Hao
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Bottrill, Kyle R.H.
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Vitali, Valerio
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Taranta, Austin
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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Liu, Hao, Bottrill, Kyle R.H., Vitali, Valerio, Taranta, Austin and Petropoulos, Periklis
(2023)
Quantitative study of birefringence effects in fiber-based orthogonal-pump FWM systems.
Optics Express, 31 (4), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.480274).
Abstract
Optical fibres have unwanted residual birefringence due to imperfections in
fabrication processes and environmental conditions. This birefringence will randomize the state of polarization of propagating signals and may harm the performance of four-wave mixing based processing devices. Here, we present a quantitative study of the effects of birefringence in orthogonal-pump four-wave mixing systems, and identify different regions of operation of the optical fibre, mainly determined by the relative magnitude between the physical length 𝐿
and beat length 𝐿𝑏. This finding clarifies the characteristics of the complex interplay between birefringence and four-wave mixing and advises appropriate fibre length selection for minimized polarization dependent gain.
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Accepted/In Press date: 16 January 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 February 2023
Published date: 13 February 2023
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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the UK’s EPSRC through the project PHOS (EP/S002871/1). The authors acknowledge the use of the IRIDIS High Performance Computing Facility, and associated support services at the University of Southampton, in the completion of this work.
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