Stabilization of the beatnote of a 1.5 μm dual-frequency laser using a fiber-optic delay line

Author

Pillet, Grégoire ; Morvan, Loic ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Huignard, Jean-Pierre

Author_Institution

Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper reports on the stabilization of the beatnote of a dual-frequency laser on an optical fiber delay line, in a similar way as the one used for the stabilization of a microwave oscillator. This study paves the way to the realization of widely tunable, low phase noise sources of optically carried microwave signals.

Keywords

electro-optical effects; erbium; laser stability; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical delay lines; optical fibres; optical glass; solid lasers; ytterbium; Er:Yb:glass active medium; LiTaO₃; SiO₂:Er,Yb; beatnote stabilization; dual-frequency laser; electrooptical LiTaO₃ crystal; fiber-optic delay line; low phase noise sources; microwave oscillator; optically carried microwave signals; wavelength 1.5 μm; widely tunable sources; Delay lines; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave oscillators; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Phase noise; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0930-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385804

Filename

4385804