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Decoupled polarization dynamics of incoherent waves and bimodal spectral incoherent solitons

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We consider the propagation of strongly incoherent waves in optical fibers in the framework of the vector nonlinear Schrödinger equation (VNLSE) accounting for the Raman effect. On the basis of the wave turbulence theory, we derive a kinetic equation that greatly simplifies the VNLSE and provides deep physical insight into incoherent wave dynamics. When applied to the study of polarization effects, the theory unexpectedly reveals that the linear polarization components of the incoherent wave evolve independently from each other, even in the presence of weak fiber birefringence. When applied to light propagation in bimodal fibers, the theory reveals that the incoherent modal components can be strongly coupled. After a complex transient, the modal components self-organize into a vector spectral incoherent soliton: The two solitons self-trap and propagate with a common velocity in frequency space.

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Adrien Fusaro, Josselin Garnier, Claire Michel, Gang Xu, Julien Fatome, et al.. Decoupled polarization dynamics of incoherent waves and bimodal spectral incoherent solitons. Optics Letters, 2016, 41 (17), pp.3992. ⟨10.1364/OL.41.003992⟩. ⟨hal-01368322⟩
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