Title :
Three-dimensional microscopic interferometer by frequency sweep of supercontinuum frequency comb
Author :
Choi, Samuel ; Tamura, Naoyuki ; Kobe, Ryo ; Shioda, Tatsutoshi ; Tanaka, Yosuke ; Kurokawa, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
A three-dimensional microscopic interferometer by the interval frequency sweep of the supercontinuum frequency comb generated by an optical pulse synthesizer was demonstrated. The spectral bandwidth was 80 nm. The interferometric peak width was 35 mum.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; frequency sweep; high nonlinear dispersion shift fiber; microscopic interferometer; optical pulse synthesizer; spectral bandwidth; supercontinuum frequency comb; three-dimensional interferometer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency synthesizers; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Ultrafast optics; (080.1238) Array waveguide devices; (120.3180) Interferometry; (120.5060) Phase modulations; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
