Title :
Multi-heterodyne characterization of multi-gigahertz spaced optical frequency comb sources
Author :
Davila-Rodriguez, Josue ; Williams, Charles ; Akbulut, Mehmetcan ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Mixing products between frequency combs with detuned repetition rates are used to characterize multi-gigahertz spaced optical frequency combs generated from mode-locked semiconductor lasers. Time domain RF waveform measurements show effective sampling of the optical waveform.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Sampling methods; Semiconductor lasers; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
