Determination of path length difference by low coherence interference spectrum

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-446

  Teng, Hui Kang ^a   Chang, Chia Nan ^b   Lang, Kuo Chen ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fiber Mach Zehnder interferometer; Path length difference; Spectral interference

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL SENSORS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; VISIBILITY;

EDGE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (ELED); FIBER MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; PATH LENGTH DIFFERENCE (PLD); SPECTRAL INTERFERENCE;

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 2942666264     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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