• DocumentCode
    412514
  • Title

    Instantaneous quadrature low coherence interferometry with 3 x 3 fiber optic couplers

  • Author

    Choma, Michael A. ; Yang, Chao ; Izatt, Joseph A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We present an interferometer topology based on 3 x 3 fiber couplers that gives instantaneous access to the magnitude and phase of die interferometric signal. We demonstrate its performance in heterodyne and homodyne detection with a broadband light source.
  • Keywords
    heterodyne detection; homodyne detection; light interferometry; light sources; optical fibre couplers; optical signal detection; broadband light source; die interferometric signal; fiber optic couplers; heterodyne detection; homodyne detection; instantaneous quadrature; interferometer topology; low coherence interferometry; Detectors; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Phase detection; Phase shifting interferometry; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298666