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Implementation of a Reference Interferometer for Nanodetection
Published on: April 26, 2014
Combination of a spectrometer-on-chip and an array of Young's interferometers for laser spectrum monitoring
Abstract:
This Letter presents the design and experimental results for an on-chip photonic device for laser spectrum monitoring that combines a nanospectrometer and an array of Young's interferometers. The array of Young's interferometers and the spectrometer measure the width and wavelength of a spectrum in visible light, respectively. The accuracy of spectral width measurements is around 10% for FWHM higher than 2.5 pm. The spectrometer-on-chip is based on a digital planar hologram, and provides a resolution around 145 pm within the spectral range of 719-861 nm (142 nm bandwidth). The performance of the device is demonstrated for distinguishing between the single- and two-longitudinal mode operation of a fiber Bragg grating laser diode with 23 pm mode separation.
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