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Optimization of excitation of fiber Fabry–Perot tunable filters used in swept lasers using a phase-correction method

Avanaki, Mohammad R. N., Bradu, Adrian, Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2017) Optimization of excitation of fiber Fabry–Perot tunable filters used in swept lasers using a phase-correction method. Applied Optics, 56 (12). pp. 3378-3382. ISSN 0003-6935. E-ISSN 2155-3165. (doi:10.1364/AO.56.003378) (KAR id:61657)

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate a phase correction method for compensation of the nonlinearity of conventional wavelength swept laser sources based on a fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter as a wavelength selective element. A triangular waveform signal is commonly used to drive the filter. We however extract the zero crossings from the interferograms and modify the shape of the triangular signal accordingly. This algorithm was tested for different values of the optical path length difference (OPD) in the interferometer set-up. Significant compensation for the nonlinearity of the filter was obtained.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1364/AO.56.003378
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Adrian Bradu
Date Deposited: 09 May 2017 08:49 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2022 21:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61657 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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