Characterization of Semiconductor-Based Optical Frequency Comb Sources Using Generalized Multiheterodyne Detection

Author

Klee, Anthony ; Davila-Rodriguez, J. ; Williams, Chris ; Delfyett, Peter J.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

19

Issue

4

fYear

2013

fDate

July-Aug. 2013

Firstpage

1100711

Lastpage

1100711

Abstract

A spectrally efficient multiheterodyne scheme is applied for the independent measurement of the spectral phase profiles of three distinct semiconductor frequency combs. The amount of quadratic and cubic phase is quantified for each source, providing insight on the dispersive properties of the semiconductor gain and the fiberized laser cavity. This information is vital for the optimization and expansion of the spectral bandwidth of such sources.

Keywords

heterodyne detection; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical dispersion; semiconductor lasers; fiberized laser cavity; generalized multiheterodyne detection; mode-locked semiconductor diode lasers:; retrieval algorithm; semiconductor gain; semiconductor-based optical frequency comb sources; spectral bandwidth; spectral phase profiles; Adaptive optics; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Multiheterodyne spectroscopy; optical frequency combs; semiconductor mode-locked lasers (MLLs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2237887

Filename

6403492