Abstract

The power exchange between the two principal polarizations of a linear wave occurs only within a region of interaction with a counterpropagating nonlinear-optical pulse as a result of induced polarization coupling between the two waves in a single-mode fiber. An analytical solution of the power exchange is obtained. Such an effect can be utilized to measure the distribution of the linear birefringence of fibers. Potential applications in distributed pressure sensing are discussed.

© 1992 Optical Society of America

Phase-matched polarization coupling in high-birefringence fibers through the optical Kerr effect

S. U. Ahmed, V. A. Handerek, and A. J. Rogers
Opt. Lett. 17(9) 643-645 (1992)

Frequency-derived remote measurement of birefringence in polarization-maintaining fiber by using the optical Kerr effect

F. Parvaneh, V. A. Handerek, and A. J. Rogers
Opt. Lett. 17(19) 1346-1348 (1992)

Holographically written reflective polarization filter in single-mode optical fibers

A. Kamal, S. E. Kanellopoulos, J.-L. Archambault, P. St. J. Russell, V. A. Handerek, and A. J. Rogers
Opt. Lett. 17(17) 1189-1191 (1992)

Dynamic polarization coupling in elliptical-core photosensitive optical fiber

Jocelyn Lauzon, Daniel Gagnon, Sophie LaRochelle, Alain Blouin, and François Ouellette
Opt. Lett. 17(23) 1664-1666 (1992)

Frequency-derived distributed optical-fiber sensing: Rayleigh backscatter analysis

A. J. Rogers and V. A. Handerek
Appl. Opt. 31(21) 4091-4095 (1992)