Measurement of the spectrally-resolved absolute phase difference between orthogonal optical modes using a nonlinear beat signal
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 22, pp. 8913-8920 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.008913
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Abstract
On the basis of white-light interferometry with spectrally integrated detection and Fourier transform (FT) analysis, we demonstrate a novel technique for measuring the spectrally-resolved absolute phase difference between orthogonal optical modes with milliradian precision. The phase difference is evaluated from a nonlinear beat signal, occurring in the phase spectrum when independent interferograms, formed by individual modes, are recorded simultaneously. Although scanning white-light FT interferometry is a linear technique in general, the nonlinear beat signal is due to spectral amplitude variations in each mode. These proof-of-principle absolute phase difference measurements were carried out with polarization and spatial fiber modes.
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OCIS Codes
(070.2590) Fourier optics and signal processing : ABCD transforms
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
(120.5050) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Phase measurement
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History
Original Manuscript: August 10, 2005
Revised Manuscript: October 18, 2005
Published: October 31, 2005
Citation
Anastassia Gosteva, Markus Haiml, and Ursula Keller, "Measurement of the spectrally-resolved absolute phase difference between orthogonal optical modes using a nonlinear beat signal," Opt. Express 13, 8913-8920 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-22-8913
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