Title :
Stablization of fiber lasers using chip-based high-Q optical resonators
Author :
Myoung-Gyun Suh ; Hansuek Lee ; Jiang Li ; Diddams, Scott ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
High-Q disk resonators are used to frequency stabilize two fiber lasers. The improved phase noise of the devices is measured by heterodyne detection and compared to theoretical limits set by thermo-refractive noise.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; heterodyne detection; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser noise; laser variables measurement; phase noise; chip-based high-Q optical resonators; fiber laser frequency stablization; heterodyne detection; high-Q disk resonators; phase noise; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical fiber devices; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA