Suppression of nonlinear frequency sweep in an optical frequency-domain reflectometer by use of Hilbert transformation
Applied Optics, Vol. 44, Issue 35, pp. 7630-7634 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.007630
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Abstract
A compensation technique for reducing the effect of nonlinear optical frequency swept in an optical frequency-domain reflectometer (OFDR) is proposed. The instantaneous sweep optical frequency of an OFDR laser source is directly obtained by analysis of the interference signal from an auxiliary interferometer with a Hilbert transformation. Beating OFDR data from a main interferometer are regenerated with respect to the measured instantaneous optical frequency. We show that this technique dramatically improves the spatial resolution of a conventional OFDR and can be applied to an optical frequency-domain medical imaging system to eliminate the problem of a nonlinear frequency sweep effect.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(060.2300) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber measurements
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
ToC Category:
Interferometry
Virtual Issues
Vol. 1, Iss. 1 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics
Citation
Tae-Jung Ahn, Ji Yong Lee, and Dug Young Kim, "Suppression of nonlinear frequency sweep in an optical frequency-domain reflectometer by use of Hilbert transformation," Appl. Opt. 44, 7630-7634 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-44-35-7630
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