Title :
Vibration immune fiber-laser frequency comb based on a polarization-maintaining figure-eight laser
Author :
Giorgetta, Fabrizio R. ; Baumann, Esther ; Nicholson, Jeffrey W. ; Swann, William C. ; Coddington, Ian ; Newbury, Nathan R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A frequency comb is phase-locked to a CW laser with an electro-optic-modulator providing 1.6 MHz feedback bandwidth. Residual phase noise is as low as -94 dBc/Hz, and the comb remained locked under mechanical vibration of up to 1.9 g.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; fibre lasers; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical fibre polarisation; phase noise; vibrations; electro-optic-modulator; laser feedback bandwidth; mechanical vibration immune fiber-laser frequency comb; phase-locked CW laser; polarization-maintaining figure-eight laser; residual phase noise; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Phase noise; 120.3930 (Metrological instrumentation); 140.3510 (Lasers, fiber); 320.7090 (Ultrafast lasers);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
