• DocumentCode
    599858
  • Title

    Profiling the change in refractive index using the self-mixing effect in lasers

  • Author

    Ross-Conley, F. ; Bertling, K. ; Lim, Yah ; Bradley, Andrew P. ; Rakic, A.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    In this paper we present a novel method for measuring change in real refractive index using the self-mixing effect in a semiconductor laser. The polished flat tip of a graded index multimode fiber was imaged and the changes observed attributed to the change in refractive index.
  • Keywords
    gradient index optics; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre testing; refractive index measurement; semiconductor lasers; graded index multimode fiber; polished flat tip; real refractive index; self-mixing effect; semiconductor laser; Fiber lasers; Indexes; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Semiconductor device measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials & Devices (COMMAD), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • ISSN
    1097-2137
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-3047-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMMAD.2012.6472372
  • Filename
    6472372