Title :
Optical frequency drift measurement using birefringent medium and polarimeter
Author :
Mengual, T. ; Vidal, B. ; Marti, Joan
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia
Abstract :
A simple technique to measure the frequency drift of monochromatic optical sources based on the polarisation change caused by a birefringent material is demonstrated. Preliminary experimental results show a resolution of 0.8 pm.
Keywords :
birefringence; polarimeters; polarisation; birefringent material; monochromatic optical sources; optical frequency drift measurement; polarimeter; polarisation change;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20072988
