Time-resolved frequency chirp measurement using a silicon-wafer etalon

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 475-477

  Tammela, Simo ^a   Ludvigsen, Hanne ^b   Kajava, Timo ^b   Kaivola, Matti ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chirp modulation; Frequency chirp; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse measurements; Resonator filters; Silicon materials devices; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ETALONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON WAFERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MACH-ZEHNDER FIBER INTERFEROMETER; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL PULSE MEASUREMENT; RESONATOR FILTER;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031121250     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.559393     Document Type: Article

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