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Deterministic intra-pulse polarization dynamics associated with optical wavebreaking and cross-phase modulation for an ensemble of 60 200 fs, 8 kW, linearly polarized Gaussian pulses after 1 m of all-normal dispersion photonic crystal fiber. The pulses were launched with a 4 degree polarization orientation with respect to a principal fiber axis. Left top, center, and bottom: field magnitude, polarization orientation, and ellipticity as a function of time. Right: Polarization ellipse as a function of time.