Title :
Direct referencing of a quantum-cascade-laser at 4.3 μm to a near-infrared frequency comb
Author :
Gambetta, A. ; Gatti, D. ; Castrillo, A. ; Galzerano, G. ; Laporta, P. ; Gianfrani, L. ; Marangoni, M.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Politec. di Milano, Lecco, Italy
Abstract :
A sum-frequency-generation scheme is exploited to refer the frequency of a quantum cascade-laser at 4.3 μm to a near-IR frequency comb based on a dual-branch Er: fiber laser without interposition of any transfer oscillator.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; frequency standards; infrared sources; optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade lasers; direct referencing; dual-branch Er: fiber laser; near-infrared frequency comb; quantum-cascade-laser; sum-frequency-generation; wavelength 4.3 mum; Absorption; Frequency measurement; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
