Title :
Phase noise characterization of a 25-GHz-spaced optical frequency comb from a phase-modulated laser
Author :
Ishizawa, A. ; Nishikawa, T. ; Mizutori, Akira ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Takada, Akifumi ; Sogawa, T. ; Koga, Masafumi
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a phase-noise linear increment proportional to the spectral mode number of a 25-GHz-spaced frequency comb generated from a phase-modulated laser by using the beat note between each comb mode and a tunable laser.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser modes; laser noise; laser tuning; optical modulation; phase modulation; phase noise; beat note; comb mode; frequency 25 GHz; optical frequency comb; phase noise characterization; phase-modulated laser; spectral mode number; tunable laser; Frequency modulation; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Synthesizers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
