Title :
Comparison between a Mach-Zender interferometer and a Michelson interferometer employing Faraday mirrors for delayed self-heterodyne interferometry
Author :
Aslund, M.L. ; Michie, A. ; Canning, J. ; Holdsworth, J. ; Fleming, Simon
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Photonics Labs. (iPL), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The use of a Michelson interferometer configuration employing Faraday rotator mirrors is shown to significantly improve resolution and coherence for delayed self-heterodyne interferometery. A minimum resolution of 1.7 kHz is obtained and coherence is observed over 60 km.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Michelson interferometers; light coherence; mirrors; Faraday mirrors; Faraday rotator mirrors; Mach-Zender interferometer; Michelson interferometer; delayed self-heterodyne interferometry; light coherence; Coherence; Delay; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers; Delayed self-heterodyne interferometer; interferometric sensing; ultra narrow band laser;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929884
