Interferometric measurement of dispersion in optical components

Author

Froggatt, Mark ; Moore, Eric ; Wolfe, Matt

Author_Institution

Luna Technol. Inc., Blacksburg, VA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

252

Lastpage

253

Abstract

The development of high-quality tunable lasers and very bright, incoherent sources has made high-quality interferometric measurements available to the optical telecommunications industry. These measurements have advantages at the fundamental level because they allow linear-systems concepts and analysis to be applied to optical fiber systems. In particular, phase characteristics that have been previously measured as derivatives can be acquired directly, allowing more consistent evaluation and qualification of optical components for high-bit-rate systems.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; brightness; laser tuning; light interferometry; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical testing; wavelength division multiplexing; fundamental level; high-bit-rate systems; high-quality interferometric measurements; high-quality tunable lasers; optical components qualification; optical fiber systems; optical telecommunications; systems concepts; very bright incoherent sources; Communication industry; Fiber lasers; Optical devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Particle measurements; Phase measurement; Qualifications; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036341

Filename

1036341