Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 10, Issue s2, S20301(2012)

Laser coherence measurement based on optical pulses interference

Zhihao Wang, Zhengyong Li, Lanlan Liu, and Chongqing Wu

By using a feedback-stabilized fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with a PZT-based phase shifter, a novel method for measurement of laser coherence length is demonstrated based on pulses interference. Experimental results show that the coherence length is closed to that measured by the commercial optical spectrometer, and the partial coherence phenomenon is observed. Our scheme can measure not only the high-coherence laser but also low-coherence pulses, which is widely used in coherent laser measurement and application.

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Zhihao Wang, Zhengyong Li, Lanlan Liu, Chongqing Wu. Laser coherence measurement based on optical pulses interference[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, 10(s2): S20301

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Category: Coherence and statistical optics

Received: May. 25, 2012

Accepted: Jun. 9, 2012

Published Online: Dec. 6, 2012

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DOI:10.3788/col201210.s20301

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