Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally that nonlinear switching can be obtained from a fiber Sagnac interferometer including a symmetrical coupler, highly-twisted fiber and a quarter-wave plate. Experimental results confirm previously reported theoretical predictions.
© 2004 Optical Society of America
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