Spectral characterization of integrated acousto-optic tunable filters by means of laser frequency modulation spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 36, 2006, Pages 9176-9181

  Di Maio, Antonio ^a   Salza, Mario ^a   Gagliardi, Gianluca ^a   Ferraro, Pietro ^a   De Natale, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER BEAMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

ACOUSTOOPTIC TUNABLE FILTER (AOTF); INTERROGATION SYSTEMS; LASER FREQUENCY MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN SENSING;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 33846853062     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.009176     Document Type: Article

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