Polarization- and phase-sensitive low-coherence interferometry setup for the characterization of integrated optical components

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3062-3074

  Canavesi, Cristina ^a   Morichetti, Francesco ^b   Canciamilla, Antonio ^b   Persia, Filippo ^c   Melloni, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c National Instruments Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Phase detection; Ring resonators

Indexed keywords

DEVICE UNDER TEST; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FREE SPACE OPTICS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESPONSE; INTEGRATED OPTICAL COMPONENTS; INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICES; INTERFERENCE FRINGE; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; LOW-COHERENCE; MEASUREMENT TIME; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL POLARIZATION; PHASE ACCURACY; PHASE DETECTION; PHASE INFORMATION; PHASE RECOVERY; PHASE RESPONSE; PHASE-SENSITIVE; POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY; POLARIZATION STATE; RESIDUAL PHASE; RING RESONATOR; RING RESONATORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 67651163886     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2022506     Document Type: Article

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