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01 January 1992

Fundamental phase noise limit in optical fibres due to temperature fluctuations

Author: K.H. WanserAuthors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Electronics Letters
Volume 28, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19920033
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Abstract

Theoretical results are presented for the power and RMS amplitude spectra of phase noise in optical fibres due to thermodynamic temperature fluctuations, including the effects of finite fibre outside diameter and retardation. For a fibre optic Mach–Zehnder interferometer with 20m of 125μm diameter fibre in each arm, the (0–25) kHz phase noise is (5.1–1.3) × 10−7rad RMS/√(Hz) at 1300nm.

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cover image Electronics Letters
Volume 28 • Issue 1 • 02 January 1992
Pages: 53 - 54

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© The Institution of Electrical Engineers.

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Published online: 01 January 1992
Published in print: 02 January 1992

Inspec keywords

  1. fibre optic sensors
  2. light interferometers
  3. optical fibres

Keywords

  1. optical fibres
  2. temperature fluctuations
  3. power
  4. RMS amplitude spectra
  5. phase noise
  6. fibre outside diameter
  7. retardation
  8. fibre optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer
  9. 1300 nm
  10. 20 m

Keywords

  1. Noise
  2. Optical fibres

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K.H. Wanser
Department of Physics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, WCA 92634, USA
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