Title :
10 GHz Monolithic Optical Frequency Combs using InAs/InP Quantum-Dash-Based Passively Mode-Locked Lasers stabilized to the 10-9 Level
Author :
Merghem, K. ; Calo, C. ; Martinez, A. ; Lelarge, F. ; Ramdane, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Photonics & Nanostruct., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
An optical frequency comb generated by an InAs/InP quantum dash based passively mode-locked laser is investigated. The comb spans ~1.1THz, with 110 modes spaced by ~10GHz, and shows a long-term stability of 3x10-9 over 1000s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser beams; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical frequency combs; quantum dash lasers; 110 modes; InAs-InP; InAs/InP quantum-dash-based passively mode-locked laser stabilization; frequency 10 GHz; long-term stability; monolithic optical frequency combs; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical signal processing; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.227
