Fast characterization of dispersion and dispersion slope of optical fiber links using spectral interferometry with frequency combs

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 155-157

  Supradeepa, V R ^a   Long, Christopher M ^a   Leaird, Daniel E ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency combs; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber measurements; Spectral interferometry; Ultrafast pulse measurement

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL FIBER DISPERSION; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRY; ULTRAFAST PULSE;

DISPERSIONS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; INTERFEROMETERS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 75449104638     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2037156     Document Type: Article

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