Coherence and optical Kerr nonlinearity

Marc Depoortere

doi:10.1117/12.46979

1 September 1991 Coherence and optical Kerr nonlinearity

Marc Depoortere

Proceedings Volume 1504, Fiber-Optic Metrology and Standards; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46979
Event: ECO4 (The Hague '91), 1991, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

A simple theory was developed to study the effects of Kerr nonlinearity on the electromagnetic-field coherence. A symmetric nonlinear Mach-Zehnder optical fiber interferometer is analyzed. The field is perturbed in phase and amplitude. The statistical properties of the output intensity are calculated. The effects of nonlinearity are shown as positive or negative depending on the phase difference between the interferometer arms.

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Marc Depoortere "Coherence and optical Kerr nonlinearity", Proc. SPIE 1504, Fiber-Optic Metrology and Standards, (1 September 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46979

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