Title :
Transient polarization measurement using two-photon absorption of Si-APD and its application to wavelength chirping measurement
Author :
Kagawa, Toshiaki
Author_Institution :
Shonan Inst. of Technol., Fujisawa
Abstract :
In this paper, two applications of transient polarization measurement are demonstrated. First, a light pulse from a polarization maintaining fiber is measured to verify the method. Then, wavelength chirping of optical pulses from a laser diode is measured.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; chirp modulation; elemental semiconductors; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; polarimetry; silicon; two-photon processes; Si; Si-APD; optical pulses; polarization maintaining fiber; transient polarization measurement; two-photon absorption; wavelength chirping measurement; Absorption; Chirp; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical retarders; Optical solitons; Pulse measurements; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688886
