Auxiliary interferometer in an optoelectronic swept-frequency laser and its application to the measurement of the group refractive index

An optoelectronic swept-frequency laser (SFL) is an optoelectronic feedback system that includes an auxiliary interferometer that can exert precise control over the optical frequency sweep. The arm-length difference (ALD) of the auxiliary interferometer directly affects the performance of the whole...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied optics (2004) 2020-11, Vol.59 (33), p.10294-10303
Hauptverfasser: Zhao, Enming, Shen, Heliang, Liu, Shuangqiang, Liu, Guangyu, Zhou, Bao, Wang, Chen, Xing, Chuanxi, Miao, Peixian, Shi, Yanchao
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Zusammenfassung:An optoelectronic swept-frequency laser (SFL) is an optoelectronic feedback system that includes an auxiliary interferometer that can exert precise control over the optical frequency sweep. The arm-length difference (ALD) of the auxiliary interferometer directly affects the performance of the whole system. We established a theoretical model to choose the optimal ALD of an auxiliary interferometer in an optoelectronic SFL system using a frequency-modulated continuous-wave reflectometry experimental setup. The experimental results indicated that, based on our system, the optimal ALD was 7 m, which agreed with the theoretical analysis. As an example application, we implemented the proposed system for measurement of the group refractive index of a glass sample. A minimum measurement error of 0.12% was obtained with the ALD of 7 m.
ISSN:1559-128X
2155-3165
1539-4522
DOI:10.1364/AO.402420