Title :
Pump frequency noise coupling into a microcavity by thermo-optic locking
Author :
Jiang Li ; Diddams, Scott ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Laser-microcavity relative frequency fluctuations caused by thermal locking are studied. The locking of laser-microcavity detuning causes microcavity temperature fluctuations that transfer pump frequency noise onto the microcavity modes within the thermal locking bandwidth.
Keywords :
fluctuations; laser mode locking; laser noise; microcavity lasers; optical pumping; thermo-optical devices; frequency fluctuations; laser microcavity detuning; microcavity modes; pump frequency noise coupling; thermal locking; thermal locking bandwidth; thermo-optic locking; transfer pump frequency noise; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Resonant frequency; Optical resonators; Thermal effect;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995356