Title :
Precise cavity length control in fiber optic extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers
Author :
Xu, Juncheng ; Pickrell, Gary R. ; Cooper, Kristie L. ; Zhang, Po ; Wang, Anbo
Author_Institution :
Center for Photonics Technol., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
A technique to precisely control the cavity length in fiber optic extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric structures by CO2 laser is described. The white light monitored laser bonding system can achieve a 3 nm cavity control resolution.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; bonding processes; fibre optic sensors; laser beam applications; CO2; CO2 laser; cavity control resolution; cavity length control; extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers; fiber optic interferometers; precise control; white light monitored laser bonding system; Air gaps; Bonding; Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fiber lasers; Optical control; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202262