Title :
Calibrating phase mask motion using direct phase modulation of the diffracted orders
Author :
Arkwright, J.W. ; Zhou, H.
Author_Institution :
CSIRO Mater. Sci. & Eng., Lindfield, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The motion of a transmission phase mask used to write fibre Bragg gratings has been calibrated to within +/-1nm by retro-reflecting pairs of diffraction orders to form a simple Michelson interferometer.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Michelson interferometers; calibration; optical fibre fabrication; optical modulation; phase modulation; Michelson interferometer; diffracted orders; direct phase modulation; fibre Bragg gratings; phase mask motion calibration; retro-reflecting pairs; transmission phase mask; Australia; Calibration; Fiber gratings; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Oscillators; Fibre Bragg gratings; Michelson interferometry; apodisation; phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929882
