Title :
High-performance spectral-domain optical low-coherence reflectometry with an integrated arrayed-waveguide grating
Author :
Chang, L. ; Akca, B.I. ; Sengo, G. ; Wörhoff, K. ; de Ridder, R.M. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
The effect of discrete output channels and polarization dependency of an arrayed-waveguide-grating (AWG) spectrometer on spectral-domain optical low-coherence reflectometry performance is investigated.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; light coherence; reflectometry; visible spectrometers; arrayed-waveguide-grating spectrometer; discrete output channels effect; integrated arrayed-waveguide grating; polarization dependency; spectral-domain optical low-coherence reflectometry; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6