Power meter calibration for fiber optic applications: linearity and absolute-power issues

Andre Girard; Marc Breton

doi:10.1117/12.323547

24 September 1998 Power meter calibration for fiber optic applications: linearity and absolute-power issues

Andre Girard, Marc Breton

Proceedings Volume 3414, Opto-Contact: Workshop on Technology Transfers, Start-Up Opportunities,and Strategic Alliances; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323547
Event: Lasers and Materials in Industry and Opto-Contact Workshop, 1998, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

A proper calibration of an optical power meter at a given wavelength requires the verification of two crucial parameters: the absolute accuracy and the linearity. We discuss the key elements involved in determining the uncertainty in the absolute accuracy and the nonlinearity of the power response under what are termed `reference conditions of calibration'. We also discuss the underlying causes of erroneous measurements resulting from each of the three subsystems constituting a power meter: the detector element, the collecting optics and the electronics.

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Andre Girard and Marc Breton "Power meter calibration for fiber optic applications: linearity and absolute-power issues", Proc. SPIE 3414, Opto-Contact: Workshop on Technology Transfers, Start-Up Opportunities,and Strategic Alliances, (24 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323547

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