Optical Frequency Stability Measurement Using an Etalon-Based Optoelectronic Oscillator

    Authors

    I. Ozdur; D. Mandridis; M. U. Piracha; M. Akbulut; N. Hoghooghi;P. J. Delfyett

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett.

    Keywords

    Fabry-Perot resonators; microwave oscillators; optical fiber; measurements; optoelectronic devices; JITTER; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    A novel method of measuring the optical frequency stability of a continuous-wave (CW) laser by using an etalon-based optoelectronic oscillator is demonstrated. A 1000 finesse Fabry-Perot etalon is used as a reference which eliminates the need of using an independent optical source as a frequency reference. Using this technique, the optical frequency stability of a CW laser is measured with similar to 3.5-kHz optical frequency resolution at update rates of 90 Hz.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Photonics Technology Letters

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    263

    Last Page

    265

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000287086400004

    ISSN

    1041-1135

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