Polarization modulation instability in a fiber Kerr resonator

Julien Fatome,Bertrand Kibler,François Leo,A. Bendahmane,Gian-Luca Oppo,Bruno Garbin,Yadong Wang,Stuart G. Murdoch,Miro Erkintalo,Stéphane Coen

Polarization modulation instability in a fiber Kerr resonator

2018

Julien Fatome
Bertrand Kibler
François Leo
A. Bendahmane
Gian-Luca Oppo
Bruno Garbin
Yadong Wang
Stuart G. Murdoch
Miro Erkintalo
Stéphane Coen

We report on the observation of a polarization modulational instability process occurring in a fiber Kerr resonator. This phenomenon originates from a cross-phase modulation interaction between both circular components of the recirculating field.

Keywords:

Modulational instability
Instability
Circular polarization
Optics
Cross-phase modulation
Resonator
Polarization (waves)
Phenomenon
Physics
Modulation
Phase (waves)

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