Title :
Optical Frequency Stability Measurement Using an Etalon-Based Optoelectronic Oscillator
Author :
Ozdur, Ibrahim ; Mandridis, Dimitrios ; Piracha, Mohammad U. ; Akbulut, Mehmetcan ; Hoghooghi, Nazanin ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A novel method of measuring the optical frequency stability of a continuous-wave (CW) laser by using an etalon-based optoelectronic oscillator is demonstrated. A 1000 finesse Fabry-Pérot etalon is used as a reference which eliminates the need of using an independent optical source as a frequency reference. Using this technique, the optical frequency stability of a CW laser is measured with ~3.5-kHz optical frequency resolution at update rates of 90 Hz.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; frequency measurement; laser frequency stability; laser variables measurement; optoelectronic devices; Fabry-Perot etalon; continuous-wave laser; etalon-based optoelectronic oscillator; frequency reference; optical frequency resolution; optical frequency stability measurement; Fabry–Pérot resonators; microwave oscillators; optical fiber measurements; optoelectronic devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2100375
