Title :
A coherent optical network analyzer
Author :
Freundorfer, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Queens Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A novel measurement instrument is presented for evaluation of optical components. The proposed instrument is able to measure the scattering parameters of a two-part optical device under test (ODUT) for a given optical probe wave. The optical scattering parameters are vectors and this implies that polarization, phase, and, magnitude detection are important. The ODUT may be optical material, optical components, or fiber optical communication components. This instrument is also capable of polarization measurements. Heterodyne mixing and small linewidth lasers with large tunable range make it a flexible tool for optical device evaluation and design. Experimental results are also presented.<>
Keywords :
light coherence; light scattering; optical fibres; optical instruments; optical materials; optical testing; coherent optical network analyzer; fiber optical communication components; large tunable range; light polarisation; magnitude detection; measurement instrument; optical components; optical material; optical probe wave; phase detection heterodyne mixing; polarisation detection; polarization measurements; scattering parameters; small linewidth lasers; two-part optical device; vectors; Instruments; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical scattering; Probes; Scattering parameters; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
