Title :
Balanced detection to reduce noise in a supercontinuum light source for applications in broadband interferometry
Author :
Robinson, Elizabeth ; Gersen, Henkjan
Author_Institution :
H.H. Wills Phys. Lab., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
Interferometry is a detection strategy that enables the detection of small particles with an excellent signal to noise ratio. In this approach the weak optical signal from the nano-structure is amplified through interference with a much stronger optical reference.
Keywords :
light interferometry; light sources; optical properties; optical signal detection; supercontinuum generation; balanced detection; broadband interferometry; noise; optical reference; supercontinuum light source; weak optical signal; Erbium; Nanostructures; Noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943281
