NEW METHOD FOR SELF-HOMODYNE LASER LINEWIDTH MEASUREMENTS WITH A SHORT DELAY FIBER

被引:12
作者
LUDVIGSEN, H [1 ]
BODTKER, E [1 ]
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[1] TELE DANMARK RES,DK-2900 HORSHOLM,DENMARK
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)90257-7
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A versatile method for self-homodyne laser linewidth measurements is presented. The acousto-optic modulator used in the standard self-heterodyne technique is replaced by electronic upconversion. This results in reduced optical loss and a simpler setup. The dependence of the detected homodyne signal on the mean phase difference between the mixed beams was averaged out with a phase modulator on the delay fiber. A delay fiber shorter than the coherence length of the laser can then be used.
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