Polarization scattering by soliton–soliton collisions
- 15 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 20 (20) , 2060-2062
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.20.002060
Abstract
We have discovered experimentally that soliton–soliton collisions in wavelength division multiplexing significantly alter the polarization states of the colliding solitons. Analysis shows that the change in polarization is according to the cross product of the Stokes vectors of the colliding solitons. Birefringence of the fiber spans can turn this polarization scattering into a significant source of timing jitter.Keywords
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