DocumentCode
1772162
Title
Active frequency-noise reduction of a Mid-IR quantum cascade laser without optical frequency reference
Author
Tombez, Lionel ; Schilt, Stephane ; Sudmeyer, Thomas
Author_Institution
Lab. Temps-Frequence, Univ. de Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Frequency-noise reduction of a 4.55-μm distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser is demonstrated using the voltage fluctuations across its junction as an error signal only. A 10-fold reduction of the frequency-noise power spectral density is achieved.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; fluctuations; laser beams; laser noise; quantum cascade lasers; active frequency-noise reduction; distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser; error signal; frequency-noise power spectral density; mid-IR quantum cascade laser; optical frequency reference; voltage fluctuations; wavelength 4.55 mum; Adaptive optics; Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor device measurement; Voltage fluctuations; Voltage measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989801
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