Title :
Michelson interferometer with Faraday mirrors employed in a delayed self-heterodyne interferometer
Author :
Åslund, Mattias L. ; Michie, Andrew ; Canning, John ; Holdsworth, John ; Fleming, Simon
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Photonics Labs. (iPL), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Faraday rotator mirrors in a Michelson interferometer configuration is shown to significantly improve resolution and coherence for delayed self-heterodyne interferometery. Coherence is clearly observed over the maximum available delay length of 60 km.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; Michelson interferometers; heterodyne detection; light coherence; mirrors; Faraday rotator mirrors; Michelson Interferometer; delayed self-heterodyne interferometer; optical coherence; Coherence; Delay; Fiber lasers; Mirrors; Noise; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
