Title :
Frequency stabilization of a traveling-wave semiconductor ring laser using a fiber resonator as a frequency reference
Author :
Peng, E.T. ; Ahmed, S.F. ; Su, C.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A fiber resonator with a temperature drift rate of better than 5×10/sup /spl minus/4/spl deg// C/hour is used for controlling the frequency stability of a 1.3 μm wavelength external cavity semiconductor ring laser. A frequency stability of about 600 KHz/hour is achieved.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; optical fibres; optical resonators; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; 1.3 mum; IR lasers; fiber resonator; frequency reference; laser frequency stabilization; temperature drift rate; traveling-wave semiconductor ring laser; wavelength external cavity semiconductor ring laser; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Interferometers; Laser stability; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical ring resonators; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature control;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
