Analyzing the propagation dynamics of a light beam of arbitrary linear input polarization in an electro-activated photorefractive soliton we are able to experimentally find the conditions that separate its linear polarization components, mapping them into spatially distinct regions at the crystal output. Extending experiments to the switching scheme based on two oppositely biased solitons, we are able to transform this spatial separation into a separation of two distinct guided modes. The result is a miniaturized electro-optic polarization separator. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.
Separating polarization components through the electro-optic read-out of photorefractive solitons / A., Pierangelo; DEL RE, Eugenio; A., Ciattoni; G., Biagi; E., Palange; A., Agranat. - In: OPTICS EXPRESS. - ISSN 1094-4087. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:21(2007), pp. 14283-14288. [10.1364/oe.15.014283]
Separating polarization components through the electro-optic read-out of photorefractive solitons
DEL RE, EUGENIO;
2007
Abstract
Analyzing the propagation dynamics of a light beam of arbitrary linear input polarization in an electro-activated photorefractive soliton we are able to experimentally find the conditions that separate its linear polarization components, mapping them into spatially distinct regions at the crystal output. Extending experiments to the switching scheme based on two oppositely biased solitons, we are able to transform this spatial separation into a separation of two distinct guided modes. The result is a miniaturized electro-optic polarization separator. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
