Hybrid optical spectral bistability in fiber Michelson interferometer by use of a tunable fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1061-1063

  Lv, Guohui ^a,b   Ye, Hongan ^b   Li, Junqing ^a   Sun, Xiudong ^a   Zhang, Xinming ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensor of digital type; Hybrid optical spectral bistability; Tunable fiber laser; Wavelength shift monitor

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT SOURCES;

FIBER MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; HYBRID OPTICAL SPECTRAL BISTABILITY; TUNABLE FIBER LASER; WAVELENGTH SHIFT MONITOR;

OPTICAL BISTABILITY;

EID: 18944364186     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.845706     Document Type: Article

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