Reciprocity of propagation in optical fiber links demonstrated to 10−21

Polarization Effects in Optical Fiber Links

Tackling the Limits of Optical Fiber Links

Free-space propagation of optical coherence lattices and periodicity reciprocity.

We examine paraxial propagation of recently introduced optical coherence lattices in free space and demonstrate a novel phenomenon of periodicity reciprocity between their intensity and coherence properties. The periodicity reciprocity arises because an aperiodic source intensity profile of an optical coherence lattice evolves into a lattice-like far-field profile, while the periodic spectral d...

Pulse Propagation in Optical Fiber Using Wavelets

The propagation of optical pulses in a single mode fiber is analyzed by solving nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation numerically. The propagation is modeled using a split-step wavelet method, analogous to the split-step Fourier method, while retaining the advantages of the wavelet transform. Pulses and pulse sequences are accommodated with equal ease, as is frequency chirping of the light sourc...

Propagation mechanism of polymer optical fiber fuse

A fiber fuse phenomenon in polymer optical fibers (POFs) has recently been observed, and its unique properties such as slow propagation, low threshold power density, and the formation of a black oscillatory damage curve, have been reported. However, its characterization is still insufficient to well understand the mechanism and to avoid the destruction of POFs. Here, we present detailed experim...