Highly compact and easy-to-use optical chip interferometer with picometric performances
Author(s) -
Walid-Adel Merzouk,
Barthélemy Cagneau,
Florent Gardillou,
Khalid Hilouane,
Luc Chassagne
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.4963899
Subject(s) - interferometry , allan variance , chip , bandwidth (computing) , optics , astronomical interferometer , electronics , spectral density , noise (video) , optoelectronics , materials science , electronic engineering , physics , computer science , telecommunications , standard deviation , electrical engineering , statistics , mathematics , engineering , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
International audienceIn this paper, we present a compact, inexpensive, and easy-to-use optical chip interferometer based on the telecom integrated waveguide technology. The measurement evaluation is focused on the resolution and the noise level of the sensor. The power spectral density of 100 fm Hz −1/2 @ 10 kHz is reached in static conditions. The same level is obtained with the standard Allan deviation for both short and long term measurements. Dynamic performances are also evaluated with sub-nanometer measurements made with piezoelectric systems. The potential bandwidth of the sensor is very high and is currently only limited by electronics (250 kHz)
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