Noise properties and phase resolution of interferometer systems interrogated by narrowband fiber ASE sources

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2327-2335

  Kim, Hyo Sang ^a   Haaksman, Ronald P H ^a   Newson, Trevor P ^a   Richardson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HETERODYNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0033353320     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.803026     Document Type: Article

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