Artificially disordered birefringent optical fibers
We develop and experimentally verify a theory of evolution of polarization in artificially-disordered multi-mode optical fibers. Starting with a microscopic model of photo-induced index change, we obtain the first and second order statistics of the dielectric tensor in a Ge-doped fiber, where a volu...
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| author | Herath, S. Puente, N. P. Chaikina, E. I. Yamilov, A. |
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| description | We develop and experimentally verify a theory of evolution of polarization in artificially-disordered multi-mode optical fibers. Starting with a microscopic model of photo-induced index change, we obtain the first and second order statistics of the dielectric tensor in a Ge-doped fiber, where a volume disorder is intentionally inscribed via UV radiation transmitted through a diffuser. A hybrid coupled-power & coupled-mode theory is developed to describe the transient process of de-polarization of light launched into such a fiber. After certain characteristic distance, the power is predicted to be equally distributed over all co-propagating modes of the fiber regardless of their polarization. Polarization-resolved experiments, confirm the predicted evolution of the state of polarization. Complete mode mixing in a segment of fiber as short as ∼ 10cm after 3.6dB insertion loss is experimentally observed. Equal excitation of all modes in such a multi-mode fiber creates the conditions to maximize the information capacity of the system under e.g. multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) transmission setup. |
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| spelling | eprints-150322019-05-22T15:16:31Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/15032/ Artificially disordered birefringent optical fibers Herath, S. Puente, N. P. Chaikina, E. I. Yamilov, A. We develop and experimentally verify a theory of evolution of polarization in artificially-disordered multi-mode optical fibers. Starting with a microscopic model of photo-induced index change, we obtain the first and second order statistics of the dielectric tensor in a Ge-doped fiber, where a volume disorder is intentionally inscribed via UV radiation transmitted through a diffuser. A hybrid coupled-power & coupled-mode theory is developed to describe the transient process of de-polarization of light launched into such a fiber. After certain characteristic distance, the power is predicted to be equally distributed over all co-propagating modes of the fiber regardless of their polarization. Polarization-resolved experiments, confirm the predicted evolution of the state of polarization. Complete mode mixing in a segment of fiber as short as ∼ 10cm after 3.6dB insertion loss is experimentally observed. Equal excitation of all modes in such a multi-mode fiber creates the conditions to maximize the information capacity of the system under e.g. multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) transmission setup. 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/15032/1/644.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/15032/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/644.pdf Herath, S. y Puente, N. P. y Chaikina, E. I. y Yamilov, A. (2012) Artificially disordered birefringent optical fibers. Optics Express, 20 (4). p. 3620. ISSN 1094-4087 http://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.003620 doi:10.1364/OE.20.003620 |
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