Title :
Fibre transfer of high stability microwave references with optical frequency combs
Author :
Marra, Giuseppe ; Lea, Stephen ; Margolis, Helen ; Gill, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington
Abstract :
The 100 MHz repetition rate of a mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser has been transmitted over 100 km of spooled fibre. With only passive dispersion compensation, short-term frequency instability below 4 times 10-14 has been demonstrated.
Keywords :
compensation; erbium; frequency standards; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; Jk:Er; fibre transfer; frequency instability; high stability microwave references; mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser; optical frequency combs; passive dispersion compensation; Arm; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Phase measurement; Phase noise; (060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons;
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
