Enhanced pulse compression induced by third-order dispersion in birefringent fibre

We report on the enhanced pulse compression due to the interaction of posit ive third-order dispersion and cross-phase-modulation effects in birefringe nt fibres. Polarization soliton compression along the slow axis can be enha nced in birefringent fibres with positive third-order dispersion, and the p olarization soliton compression along the fast axis can be enhanced in fibr es with negative third-order dispersion. Moreover, the third-order dispersi on parameter can be optimized to obtain the optimal pulse compression.