Polarization Sagnac interferometer with a common-path local oscillator for heterodyne detection
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چکیده
We describe a free-space common-path polarization Sagnac interferometer. The polarization Sagnac interferometer is used in a symmetric fashion with detection on the dark fringe of the interference to avoid photodetector saturation when high-powered illumination is used. By modulating the carrier field that is reflected from the interferometer, we generate a local oscillator for heterodyne detection of the signal field. We calculate the effect of optical element misalignments and imperfect polarization on the shot-noise–limited sensitivity of the interferometer. The predictions are experimentally verified with a 2-m arm-length tabletop polarization Sagnac interferometer. © 1999 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(99)02609-0] OCIS codes: 120.2130, 120.3180, 120.5790, 120.5050.
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