DocumentCode
780241
Title
Stabilisation of optical frequency of modelocked laser diode with Fabry-Perot filter for supercontinuum-based optical ITU grid
Author
Mori, K.
Author_Institution
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Volume
41
Issue
6
fYear
2005
fDate
3/17/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
328
Lastpage
329
Abstract
The stabilisation of the optical frequency of a modelocked laser diode by employing a Fabry-Perot filter, the free spectral range of which is equal to the repetition frequency of the modelocked laser, is proposed and demonstrated. The measured stability was 5.3 MHz at room temperature. The frequency stabilised modelocked laser diode was employed to generate a 25 GHz spaced optical ITU grid based on supercontinuum lightwave generation.
Keywords
laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; Fabry-Perot filter; free spectral range; modelocked laser; modelocked laser diode optical frequency stabilisation; optical ITU grid; repetition frequency; room temperature; supercontinuum lightwave generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20050028
Filename
1421178
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