Title :
Ultra-broadband chirp linearity characterization with an optical frequency comb
Author :
Barber, Zeb W. ; Dahl, Jason ; Roos, Peter A. ; Reibel, Randy R. ; Greenfield, Nathan ; Giorgetta, Fabrizio ; Coddington, Ian ; Newbury, Nathan
Author_Institution :
Spectrum Lab., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Abstract :
The linearity of actively stabilized laser chirp from approximately 1530 to 1570 nm is measured by use of an optical frequency comb showing residuals of <; 60 kHz after removing low order dispersion related effects.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser stability; laser variables measurement; optical dispersion; actively stabilized laser chirp; low order dispersion related effects; optical frequency comb; ultrabroadband chirp linearity characterization; Chirp; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Time frequency analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
