Title :
A novel method to acquire ring-down interferograms using a double-looped mach-zehnder interferometer
Author :
Jin Hwan Kim ; Won Sik Kwon ; Hyub Lee ; Kyung-Soo Kim ; Soohyun Kim
Author_Institution :
Div. of Mech. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We present a novel, simple and cost-effective method to acquire ring-down interferograms based on a double-looped Mach-Zehnder interferometer requiring only a few millimeters of scanning range. Internal loss characterization of two loops is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; cost-effective method; double-looped Mach-Zehnder interferometer; internal loss characterization; ring-down interferograms; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
