Abstract.A new scheme of a control-beam-driven nonlinear optical loop mirror ͑NOLM͒ with a birefringent twisted fiber and a symmetrical coupler designed for optical time division demultiplexing ͑OTDM͒ is analyzed. The theoretical model of the proposed NOLM scheme considers the evolution of polarization states of data and control beams and the mutual interactions of the data and control beams due to the cross-phase modulation ͑XPM͒. Attention is given to the optical switching commanded by the control-beam power and by the manipulation of nonlinear polarization rotation of the data and control beam. The simulations of NOLM transmissions demonstrate that the cross talk between demultiplexed and nondemultiplexed beams as an important parameter for optical switching by the presented NOLM can be significantly reduced. The results show that the device can be of interest for all-optical signal manipulations in optical communication networks.
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