Title :
Use of Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG)technology to enhance axial resolution in Fibre Optic Low Coherence Interferometry (FOLCI)
Author_Institution :
Harare Inst. of Technol., Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Harare
Abstract :
We report a novel application of FBG technology in Fibre Optic Low Coherence Interferomery, that is, interferometer light spectral reshaping. The resultant spectral shape yields a two-fold (rounded) improvement in axial resolution without significantly affecting signal-to-noise ratio.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light interferometry; optical fibres; spectral line breadth; axial resolution; fibre Bragg grating; fibre optic low coherence interferometry; interferometer light spectral reshaping; signal-noise ratio; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber optics; Mirrors; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interferometry; Power generation; Signal resolution; Superluminescent diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519237
