title: Fast and accurate low-coherence interferometric measurements of fiber Bragg grating dispersion and reflectance.
abstract: We demonstrate fast and accurate measurements of fiber Bragg grating dispersion and spectral reflectance using low-coherence interferometry. Both dispersion and spectral reflectance are obtained in less than 60 seconds, rendering the results immune to errors caused by temperature variations and instrumental drift. To examine the accuracy of the low-coherence technique, we compare the results with independent measurements and demonstrate an agreement better than 1.5 ps for dispersion and 25 pm for spectral reflectance wavelength.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rochford
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rose