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Visibility of long-fiber Sagnac interferometers

Reem Mandil, Li Qian, Hoi‐Kwong Lo

Published Jan 1, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract

We measure visibility in fiber Sagnac interferometers up to 200 km using CW light. Results show visibility is backscattering-limited after 60 km. We obtain 90% visibility in 200 km fiber using a burst-patterning technique.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2024.aw3d.6

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