Control of polarization evolution in helically wound active fibers

Diana Tentori-Santa-Cruz; Fernando Trevino-Martinez; Cesar Ayala-Diaz; Francisco J. Mendieta-Jimenez; Horacio Soto Ortiz

doi:10.1117/12.408497

29 November 2000 Control of polarization evolution in helically wound active fibers

Diana Tentori-Santa-Cruz, Fernando Trevino-Martinez, Cesar Ayala-Diaz, Francisco J. Mendieta-Jimenez, Horacio Soto Ortiz

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408497
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In a helically wound single-mode fiber the mode degeneracy is lifted by the geometric form and the photo-elastic effect. Fiber bending induces linear birefringence' and the presence of torsion is responsible for circular birefringence.2 Considering the geometrical properties of a helix and using Jones calculus, it has been shown3 that a helically wound fiber can be described as the combination of two distributed homogeneous retarders: a linear retarder and a circular retarder. Since linear and circular retardation can be easily followed on the Poincaré sphere, we use Mueller calculus to describe the polarization optics of helical fiber structures.4 Because of the strong absorption and the subsequent emission that active fibers present within the amplification band, the signal becomes depolarized and it is not possible to characterize the birefringence properties of active fibers at these wavelengths. In this work, the birefringence performance of active fibers is evaluated in the neighborhood of the amplification band, using signals with a high signal to noise ratio at the active fiber output. We present the birefringence characterization of a helically wound erbium fiber. This helical fiber structure was built with a commercial fiber. Since the birefringence parameters we measured agree with the values predicted by the theoretical model, we propose that we can make use of this model to design the helix structure and, to select the input polarization states of the pump and the signal that can be used to control the polarization evolution of the amplified signal as it propagates along the fiber.

Citation Download Citation

Diana Tentori-Santa-Cruz, Fernando Trevino-Martinez, Cesar Ayala-Diaz, Francisco J. Mendieta-Jimenez, and Horacio Soto Ortiz "Control of polarization evolution in helically wound active fibers", Proc. SPIE 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics, (29 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408497

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $17.00

Non-members: $21.00 ADD TO CART

PROCEEDINGS
7 PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

GET CITATION

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Get copyright permission Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace

KEYWORDS

Polarization

Optical fibers

Birefringence

Wave plates

Poincaré sphere

Radon

Polarization control

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years