We propose a new astro-comb mode-filtering scheme composed of two Fabry-Perot cavities (coined "conjugate Fabry-Perot cavity pair"). Simulations indicate that this new filtering scheme makes the accuracy of astro-comb spectral lines more robust against systematic errors induced by nonlinear processes associated with power-amplifying and spectral-broadening optical fibers.

Wavelength accuracy and stability are key requirements for differential absorption lidar (DIAL). We present a control and timing design for the dual-stabilized cw master lasers in a pulsed master-oscillator power-amplifier configuration, which forms a robust low-cost water-vapor DIAL transmitter system. This design operates at 823 nm for water-vapor spectroscopy using Fabry-Perot-type laser dio...

0030-4018/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2009.10.012 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 (0) 555457415; f E-mail address: [email protected] (F. Reyn 1 Present address: The Institut Fresnel, Marseille, Fra We present some experimental results on tunable sum-frequency generation in a periodically poled lithium-niobate waveguide using a multi-wavelength fiber las...

We present an analysis comparing the thermal noise in Fabry-Perot and delay-line interferometers with half-infinite mirrors. With a center to center spot spacing of at least twice the Gaussian beam spot size a delay line produces significantly less phase noise than a comparable Fabry-Perot interferometer for the case of half infinite mirrors at frequencies where test mass thermal noise usually ...

Using a 10.5-GHz resonant electro-optic modulator placed inside a resonant optical cavity, we generated an optical frequency comb with a span wider than 3 THz. The optical resonator consists of three mirrors, with the output coupler being a thin Fabry-Perot cavity with a free spectral range of 2 THz and a finesse of 400. Tuning this filter cavity onto resonance with a particular high-order side...

Recent advances in optical coherence tomography (OCT) have led to higher-speed sources that support imaging over longer depth ranges. Limitations in the bandwidth of state-of-the-art acquisition electronics, however, prevent adoption of these advances into the clinical applications. Here, we introduce optical-domain subsampling as a method for imaging at high-speeds and over extended depth rang...

We propose a broadband free-space on-chip spectrometer based on an array of integrated narrowband filters consisting of Fabry-Perot resonators formed by two high-contrast grating (HCG) based reflectors separated by a low-index thin layer with a fixed cavity thickness. Using numerical simulations, broadband tunability of resonance wavelengths was achieved only by changing the in-plane grating pa...

The emission properties of a porous silicon layer placed in an optical microcavity is investigated by photoluminescence and time resolved photoluminescence measurements. The microcavity is formed by an all porous silicon Fabry-Perot filter made by two distributed Bragg reflectors separated by a h or h/2 porous silicon layer. Our main findings are that the spontaneous emission spectrum is drasti...

We demonstrated a simple interrogation system for multiplexed fiber Bragg grating sensors with high frequency range. A tunable Fabry-Perot filter with narrow free spectral range (FSR) was used to simplify the multiplexing demodulator for FBG vibration sensors. A stabilization controlling unit was also developed for the maintenance of maximum sensitivity of the sensors. In order to verify the pe...

A fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) has been proposed and demonstrated for the ultrasound wave (UW) imaging of seismic-physical models. The sensor probe comprises a single mode fiber (SMF) that is inserted into a ceramic tube terminated by an ultra-thin gold film. The probe performs with an excellent UW sensitivity thanks to the nanolayer gold film, and thus is capable of detecting a...