• DocumentCode
    1900206
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929884
  • Filename
    5929884
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1900206