Title :
Absolute frequency stability measurements of a semiconductor-based, etalon-stabilized 10 GHz optical frequency comb
Author :
Davila-Rodriguez, J. ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We present a semiconductor optical frequency comb stabilized to an intracavity, 104 Finesse etalon which is held in a vacuum chamber and temperature stabilized. The frequency instability is <;90 kHz in >12 min of operation.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; light interferometers; semiconductor lasers; absolute frequency stability measurements; frequency instability; intracavity Finesse etalon; semiconductor-based etalon-stabilized optical frequency comb; temperature stabilized optical frequency comb; vacuum chamber; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
