Title :
Low-noise stimulated Brillouin lasing in a microrod resonator
Author :
Loh, William ; Becker, Joe ; Baynes, Frederick N. ; Green, Adam A. S. ; Cole, Daniel C. ; Quinlan, Franklyn J. ; Hansuek Lee ; Vahala, Kerry J. ; Papp, Scott B. ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a Brillouin microcavity laser based on a microrod resonator exhibiting a frequency noise of 140 HZ/√Hz at 10 Hz offset. The corresponding laser linewidth is measured to be below 400 Hz.
Keywords :
laser noise; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavity lasers; micromechanical resonators; semiconductor optical amplifiers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin microcavity laser; frequency 10 Hz; frequency noise; laser linewidth; low-noise stimulated Brillouin lasing; microrod resonator; Frequency measurement; Laser excitation; Microcavities; Noise; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
