Title :
Reflectometric degree of coherence analysis of narrow linewidth laser at continuous delay
Author :
Ito, Fumihiko ; Inoue, M. ; Fan, Xiaodan ; Koshikiya, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A novel fiber-reflectometric technique using Rayleigh speckle statistical analysis enables us to measure the degree of coherence (DOC) at a continuous delay time. The DOC of a tens of kHz linewidth laser is analyzed.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; laser beams; light coherence; reflectometry; statistical analysis; Rayleigh speckle statistical analysis; continuous delay time; fiber-reflectometric technique; kHz linewidth laser; narrow linewidth laser; reflectometric degree of coherence analysis; Coherence; Correlation; Delay; Fiber lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Speckle;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
