Title :
Real-time group-delay monitoring of ultra-broadband dispersive devices by incoherent light interferometry
Author :
Park, Yongwoo ; Malacarne, Antonio ; Azaña, José
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Centre - Energie Mater. Telecommun. (INRS-EMT), Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A simple incoherent interferometry technique is demonstrated for real-time group-delay (GD) profile monitoring of ultra-broadband dispersive devices. We report accurate GD characterization of a dispersion-compensating fiber over a bandwidth >;70nm at 15 frames/s update rate.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; dispersion compensating fiber; incoherent light interferometry; profile monitoring; real time group delay monitoring; ultrabroadband dispersive device; Fiber optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical interferometry; Real time systems; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
