Title :
Adaptive optical coherence-domain reflectometry using InGaAs quantum wells
Author :
Balasubramanian, S. ; Yu, P. ; Iwamoto, S. ; Kuroda, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Missouri-Columbia Univ., Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the possibility to use an InGaAs/GaAs quantum well as an adaptive beam combiner in optical coherence-domain reflectometry (OCDR). The insensitivity of the quantum well to environmental vibrations is compared to that of a non-adaptive system.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; adaptive optics; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; light coherence; multiwave mixing; quantum well devices; reflectometry; InGaAs; InGaAs quantum wells; adaptive beam combiner; adaptive optical coherence-domain reflectometry; vibration insensitivity; Adaptive optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Gallium arsenide; Holographic optical components; Holography; Indium gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Reflectometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202218
