All-fiber orthogonal-polarized white-noise-modulated laser for short-coherence dynamic interferometry

Abstract

An all-fiber orthogonal-polarized white-noise-modulated laser (AOWL) for short-coherence dynamic interferometry is proposed. Short-coherence laser is achieved by current modulating of a laser diode with the band-limited white noise. A pair of orthogonal-polarized lights with adjustable delay for short-coherence dynamic interferometry are output by the all-fiber structure. In the non-common-path interferometry, the AOWL can significantly suppress the interference signal clutter with 73% side lobe suppression ratio, that improves the positioning accuracy of zero optical path difference. The wavefront aberrations of a parallel plate are measured with the AOWL in the common-path dynamic interferometers, avoiding the fringe crosstalk.