A comparison of delayed self-heterodyne interference measurement of laser linewidth using mach-zehnder and Michelson interferometers
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Sensors, 2011, 11 (10), pp. 9233 - 9241
- Issue Date:
- 2011-10-01
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Linewidth measurements of a distributed feedback (DFB) fibre laser are made using delayed self heterodyne interferometry (DHSI) with both Mach-Zehnder and Michelson interferometer configurations. Voigt fitting is used to extract and compare the Lorentzian and Gaussian linewidths and associated sources of noise. The respective measurements are wL (MZI) = (1.6 ± 0.2) kHz and wL (MI) = (1.4 ± 0.1) kHz. The Michelson with Faraday rotator mirrors gives a slightly narrower linewidth with significantly reduced error. This is explained by the unscrambling of polarisation drift using the Faraday rotator mirrors, confirmed by comparing with non-rotating standard gold coated fibre end mirrors, © 2011 by the authors.
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