Properties of fiber optics for application in astronomical interferometry
Properties of fiber optics for application in astronomical interferometry is a scholarly work by Christoph Leinert, published in 1991 in ''Applied Optics''. The main subjects of the publication include Mach–Zehnder interferometer, physics, interferometry, electrochemical polarization, optical fiber, optics, single-mode optical fiber, astronomical interferometer, optical interconnect, multi-mode optical fiber, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, frequency comb, and fiber-optic sensor. The authors tested such properties of single-mode and multimode fiber optics that are relevant for use in a long-baseline astronomical interferometer, and authors give quantitative values for modulation, transmission, and stability of the fiber optics as measured in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration.