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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2007.11.5.985

Study on Optical Feedback in Optical Fiber Laser  

Choi, Kyoo-Nam (인천전문대학 정보통신과)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.11, no.5, 2007 , pp. 985-990 More about this Journal
Abstract
The method of enhancing visibility in optical fiber sensor was investigated by improving coherence length of light source. The optical feedback technique is used to enhance coherence length in fiber laser which generates laser in near infrared wavelength region and utilizes low loss characteristics of optical communication grade fiber. In this paper, the effect to coherence length by short and long optical feedback paths are investigated by using Mach-Zehnder interferometer technique. The effect to coherence length by changing optical feedback power and optical modulation are investigated. The spectral drift was calculated by measuring the degree of phase perturbation in unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer having loom path difference. The short optical feedback path was effective to reduce spectral drift to 450kHz/sec and the long optical feedback path in combination with short optical feedback path was found to further reduce spectral drift to 50kHz/sec.
Keywords
fiber laser; optical feedback; optical coherence;
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