Title :
An ultrastable wavelength calibration reference constructed from an athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer filter
Author :
Hao, J. ; Liaw, C.Y. ; Takahashi, S. ; Cai, Z. ; Cheng, T.H. ; Lu, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore
Abstract :
A wavelength reference was constructed by illuminating an athermal silica-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer filter with a broadband light source. The wavelength-voltage response of a Fabry-Perot tunable filter can be calibrated by using the constructed wavelength reference.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; calibration; measurement standards; optical variables measurement; Fabry-Perot tunable filter; athermal silica-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer filter; broadband light source; wavelength calibration reference; wavelength-voltage response; Calibration;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348405
