Coherence multiplexing system based on asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers for Faraday sensors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 1907-1909

  Guan, Zu Guang ^a,b   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JORCEP   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymmetric Mach Zehnder (M Z) interferometer; Coherence multiplexing; Faraday sensors; Interferometry; Multiplexing; Optical interferometry; Path scanning Michelson interferometer

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SENSORS;

FARADAY SENSORS; OPTICAL COHERENCE MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 38049184814     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.907572     Document Type: Article

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