Simultaneous optical comb frequency stabilization and super-mode noise suppression of harmonically mode-locked semiconductor ring laser using an intracavity etalon

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Gee, S ^a   Quinlan, F ^a   Ozharar, S ^a   Delfyett, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonic mode locking; Phase locked loops; Pound Drever Hall (PDH) technique; Super mode noise

Indexed keywords

ETALONS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; LASER MODE LOCKING; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; RING LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIMING JITTER;

HARMONIC MODE LOCKING; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB STABILIZATION; POUND-DREVER-HALL TECHNIQUE; SUPER-MODE NOISE;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 12344328576     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.838920     Document Type: Article

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