Title :
Laser stabilisation for use in microwave photonics
Author :
Wilson, R.A. ; Lewis, M.F. ; Sample, P.
Author_Institution :
DERA, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
Demonstrates a 50 dB improvement to the close-in phase noise spectra of diode-pumped YAG lasers and DFB laser diodes by locking the outputs to a fibre-optic delay line frequency discriminator.
Keywords :
discriminators; distributed feedback lasers; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser noise; microwave photonics; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; DFB laser diodes; close-in phase noise spectra; diode-pumped YAG lasers; fibre-optic delay line; frequency discriminator; laser stabilisation; microwave photonics; output locking; Delay lines; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Masers; Microwave photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7003-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.981792
