Title :
Optical frequency synthesis by interval division
Author_Institution :
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
The concept of an interval-division optical frequency chain is presented. It relies entirely on laser diodes as transfer oscillators. Experimental data are given for frequency-stabilized lasers and mixing elements involved. The application of multiple-quantum-well laser diodes as four-wave-mixing elements in the low-frequency part of the chain is demonstrated
Keywords :
frequency measurement; frequency synthesizers; laser frequency stability; measurement standards; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; phase-locked loops; semiconductor lasers; four-wave-mixing elements; frequency measurement; frequency-stabilized lasers; interval-division optical frequency chain; laser diodes; low-frequency part; mixing elements; multiple-quantum-well laser; optical frequency synthesis; phase locked; transfer oscillators; Diode lasers; Frequency conversion; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 1992. 46th., Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hershey, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0476-4
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1992.270039
