DocumentCode
1393465
Title
Spectral analysis of diode lasers by measurement of polarisation rotation in a birefringent fibre
Author
Davison, A.S. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution
STC Technol. Ltd., Harlow, UK
Volume
138
Issue
2
fYear
1991
fDate
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
148
Lastpage
154
Abstract
Presents a detailed description of an optical spectrum analyser constructed from a single birefringent optical fibre. The operation of the analyser system for the measurement of optical chirp is reported and limits on this measurement technique are established. Also for the first time, measurement of optical linewidths down to frequency resolutions of a few MHz is reported. The analyser system is simple in construction, very inexpensive, and can allow time resolved measurements to be made
Keywords
birefringence; fibre optics; laser variables measurement; optical rotation; semiconductor junction lasers; time resolved spectroscopy; birefringent fibre; diode lasers; frequency resolutions; laser chirp measurement; optical chirp; optical fibre; optical linewidths; optical spectrum analyser; polarisation rotation; time resolved measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0267-3932
Type
jour
Filename
68375
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