SWITCH INVERSION AND POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY OF THE NONLINEAR-OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR

被引：52

作者：

FINLAYSON, N

NAYAR, BK

DORAN, NJ

机构：

[1] BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich

[2] Department of Electronic Engineering and Applied Physics, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, Aston Triangle

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 17卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.17.000112

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The switching characteristic of a nonlinear-optical loop mirror can be inverted by a birefringent bias element. The device reflectance is insensitive to polarization in the linear regime for arbitrary birefringence in the loop. Under certain conditions, birefringence leads to polarization sensitivity in the nonlinear regime, which is likely to be contributing to instabilities that have been observed recently in mode-locked fiber lasers.

引用

页码：112 / 114

页数：3

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