Self-Stabilization of the Optical Frequencies and the Pulse Repetition Rate in a Coupled Optoelectronic Oscillator

    Authors

    F. Quinlan; C. Williams; S. Ozharar; S. Gee;P. J. Delfyett

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Lightwave Technol.

    Keywords

    Coupled optoelectronic oscillators (COEO); mode-locked lasers; optical; frequency comb sources; Pound-Drever-Hall laser stabilization; semiconductor lasers; RING LASER; NOISE; PHASE; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Telecommunications

    Abstract

    A coupled optoelectronic oscillator (COEO) based on a laser with a high finesse intracavity etalon is presented. Unlike a conventional COEO, the incorporation of the etalon produces a 10.24-GHz spaced optical frequency comb by selecting a single optical supermode. The same etalon serves as a reference for active stabilization of the optical frequencies and the pulse repetition rate via the Pound-Drever-Hall stabilization method. This results in 160 to 190 comb lines with sub-1-MHz drift and sub-10-kHz linewidth, as well as subpicosecond pulses and 350-Hz maximum deviation of the pulse repetition rate over 10 min. The completely self-contained source allows the COEO utility to extend to a host of new coherent communication and signal processing applications.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Lightwave Technology

    Volume

    26

    Issue/Number

    13-16

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2571

    Last Page

    2577

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000260874000097

    ISSN

    0733-8724

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