Optical frequency-domain reflectometry based on wavelength-swept mode-locked fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 266-268

  Oh, Myoung Sook ^a   Park, Hee Su ^a   Kim, Byoung Yoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Optical fiber laser; Optical fiber measurement applications; Optical frequency domain reflectometry; Optical isolator; Optical reflection

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FILTERS; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS;

FABRY-PEROT FILTER; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; OPTICAL ISOLATOR;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0037320448     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.806860     Document Type: Article

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