Polarization Conversion of Solitons Propagating in Birefringent Microstructured Optical Fibers

• DOI: 10.1364/nlo.2021.ntu2a.7
• Publication Date: 2022-01-18T20:34:42Z
• Authors: Karolina Stefanská; Sylwia Majchrowska; Karolina Gemza; Tadeusz Martynkien; Paweł Mergo; Karol L. Tarnowski
• Keywords: Microstructured optical fiber; Polarization rotator

We investigate polarization conversion between two linearly polarized soli- tons in microstructured birefringent optical fibers. The soliton along the fast axis transfers energy to orthogonal polarization. components have matched group velocities.