Title :
A simple and accurate measurement of fiber time delay in free-running linear-cavity laser configuration
Author :
Chen, Lingling ; Zhang, Meng ; Cai, Yue ; Zhou, Chun ; Zhang, Zhigang
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Syst. & Networks, Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A simple, convenient and accurate technique for measurement of time delay in fiber by using a free-running linear-cavity laser is demonstrated. The uncertainty of time delay was in the order of 10-7 ~ 10-6.
Keywords :
delays; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; fiber laser; fiber time delay measurement; free-running linear-cavity laser configuration; time delay uncertainty; Delay effects; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Length measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Time measurement; Fiber Laser; Fiber Measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292691
