Abstract
We demonstrate polarization-insensitive fiber four-wave mixing in the asymmetric configuration by using two circularly polarized pumps in a circular-birefringence fiber. By twisting a fiber at 15 turns/m, polarization sensitivity is reduced successfully to 0.9 dB.
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