Title :
First experimental demonstration of coherent fiber array phase locking without an external reference beam
Author :
Shay, T.M. ; Benham, V. ; Baker, J.T. ; Ward, B. ; Culpepper, Mark A. ; Sanchez, A.D. ; Pilkington, D. ; Spring, Lt Justin ; Berdine, R.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM
Abstract :
A 3times3 passive fiber and a 3times2 fiber amplifier arrays were phase locked using two novel phase locking architectures. The measured phase error was lambda/22 independent of the number of elements locked
Keywords :
measurement errors; optical arrays; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; optical phase locked loops; coherent fiber array phase locking; fiber amplifier arrays; phase error; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Phase control; Phase modulation; Phased arrays; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694021
