Title :
Injection locked mode-locked laser with long-term feedback stabilization
Author :
Williams, Charles ; Quinlan, Franklyn ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
A semiconductor based, CW injection stabilized, 2.46 GHz harmonically mode-locked laser using a feedback loop for long term stabilization is demonstrated. Optical supermode suppression of 36 dB and significant timing and amplitude noise reduction are observed.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; semiconductor lasers; CW injection stabilized laser; amplitude noise reduction; feedback loop; frequency 2.46 GHz; harmonically mode-locked laser; injection locked mode-locked laser; long-term feedback stabilization; optical supermode suppression; semiconductor based laser; Feedback loop; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Noise reduction; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Semiconductor lasers; Timing; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
