Operation of a Sagnac interferometer limited by fundamental thermal-induced phase fluctuations in the fiber

Sverre Knudsen; Alan B. Tveten; Anthony D. Dandridge

doi:10.1117/12.185073

14 September 1994 Operation of a Sagnac interferometer limited by fundamental thermal-induced phase fluctuations in the fiber

Sverre Knudsen, Alan B. Tveten, Anthony D. Dandridge

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Proceedings Volume 2360, Tenth International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185073
Event: 10th Optical Fibre Sensors Conference, 1994, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

We demonstrate measurements of fundamental thermal induced phase fluctuations in the fiber of a Sagnac interferometer. Loop lengths of 1.1 and 2.2 km are considered, showing phase noise levels between ~0.2-1.4/?rad rms/?HZ in the 1-100 kHz frequency range.

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Sverre Knudsen, Alan B. Tveten, and Anthony D. Dandridge "Operation of a Sagnac interferometer limited by fundamental thermal-induced phase fluctuations in the fiber", Proc. SPIE 2360, Tenth International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185073

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