• DocumentCode
    474643
  • Title

    Fibre transfer of high stability microwave references with optical frequency combs

  • Author

    Marra, Giuseppe ; Lea, Stephen ; Margolis, Helen ; Gill, Patrick

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The 100 MHz repetition rate of a mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser has been transmitted over 100 km of spooled fibre. With only passive dispersion compensation, short-term frequency instability below 4 times 10-14 has been demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    compensation; erbium; frequency standards; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; Jk:Er; fibre transfer; frequency instability; high stability microwave references; mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser; optical frequency combs; passive dispersion compensation; Arm; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Phase measurement; Phase noise; (060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572308