Title :
Wavelength Meter Based on a Birefringent Medium and a Polarimeter
Author :
Mengual, T. ; Vidal, Borja ; Marti, Joan
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
A simple technique to measure the frequency drift of monochromatic optical sources based on the polarization change caused by a birefringent material is demonstrated. Preliminary experimental results show a resolution of 0.8 pm.
Keywords :
birefringence; light sources; polarimeters; wavemeters; birefringent medium; frequency drift; monochromatic optical sources; polarimeter; polarization; wavelength meter; Birefringence;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528049
