Fiber optic Fourier transform white-light inter-fereometry is presented to interrogate the absolute optical path difference of an Maeh-Zehnder interferometer. The phase change of the interferometer caused by scanning ...Fiber optic Fourier transform white-light inter-fereometry is presented to interrogate the absolute optical path difference of an Maeh-Zehnder interferometer. The phase change of the interferometer caused by scanning wavelength can be calculated by a Fourier transform-based phase demodulation technique. A linear output is achieved.展开更多
Recent developments in spectral white-light interferometry(WLI)are reviewed.Firstly,the techniques for obtaining optical spectrum are introduced.Secondly,some novel measurement techniques are reviewed,including the im...Recent developments in spectral white-light interferometry(WLI)are reviewed.Firstly,the techniques for obtaining optical spectrum are introduced.Secondly,some novel measurement techniques are reviewed,including the improved peak-to-peak WLI,improved wavelength-tracking WLI,Fourier transform WLI,and 3×3 coupler based WLI.Furthermore,a hybrid measurement for the intensity-type sensors,interferometric sensors,and fiber Bragg grating sensors is achieved.It is shown that these developments have assisted in the progress of WLI.展开更多
基金supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents (NCET) in the University of China and National 863 Program under Grant No. 2008AA04Z406.
文摘Fiber optic Fourier transform white-light inter-fereometry is presented to interrogate the absolute optical path difference of an Maeh-Zehnder interferometer. The phase change of the interferometer caused by scanning wavelength can be calculated by a Fourier transform-based phase demodulation technique. A linear output is achieved.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China(51075037)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents(NCET)at the University of China and Chinese 863 Project(2008AA04Z406).
文摘Recent developments in spectral white-light interferometry(WLI)are reviewed.Firstly,the techniques for obtaining optical spectrum are introduced.Secondly,some novel measurement techniques are reviewed,including the improved peak-to-peak WLI,improved wavelength-tracking WLI,Fourier transform WLI,and 3×3 coupler based WLI.Furthermore,a hybrid measurement for the intensity-type sensors,interferometric sensors,and fiber Bragg grating sensors is achieved.It is shown that these developments have assisted in the progress of WLI.
