Photonics Research, 2019, 7 (12): 12001386, Published Online: Nov. 9, 2019
Low-power (mW) nonlinearities of polarization maintaining fibers Download: 586次
Abstract
For space missions, there is a need for fiber lasers of minimum power consumption involving stabilized frequency combs. We exploit the extreme sensitivity of the polarization state of circularly polarized light sent through polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers to power and temperature variations. Low-power nonlinear transmission is demonstrated by terminating a PM fiber by an appropriately oriented polarizer. The strong correlation between the power sensitivity of the polarization state and the temperature dependence of the birefringence of the PM fiber can be exploited for optical length stabilization in fiber lasers and interferometers.
Hanieh Afkhamiardakani, Luke Horstman, Ladan Arissian, Jean-Claude Diels. Low-power (mW) nonlinearities of polarization maintaining fibers[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(12): 12001386.