Interrogation of low-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities based on modulation of the transfer function of a wavelength division multiplexer

Author

Misas, César Jáuregui ; Araújo, Francisco Manuel Moita ; Ferreira, L.A. ; Santos, José L. ; López-Higuera, Jose Miguel

Author_Institution

Grupo de Ingenieria Fotonica, Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

Volume

19

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

673

Lastpage

681

Abstract

A theoretical and experimental investigation is reported on a novel all-fiber technique for interrogation of interferometric low-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities. It is based on the modulation of the spectral transfer function of a wavelength-division multiplexer. Results are given when both serrodyne and sinusoidal modulation formats are considered

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; electro-optical modulation; optical sensors; optical transfer function; superluminescent diodes; wavelength division multiplexing; all-fiber technique; interferometric low-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities; low-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities; serrodyne modulation formats; sinusoidal modulation formats; spectral transfer function; transfer function; wavelength division multiplexer; wavelength-division multiplexer; Fabry-Perot; Monitoring; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Particle measurements; Transfer functions; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.923480

Filename

923480