A multi-branch, fiber-based frequency comb with millihertz-level relative linewidths using an intra-cavity electro-optic modulator

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1667-1676

  Nakajima, Yoshiaki ^a,b   Inaba, Hajime ^b,c   Hosaka, Kazumoto ^b,c   Minoshima, Kaoru ^b   Onae, Atsushi ^b   Yasuda, Masami ^b,c   Kohno, Takuya ^b,c   Kawato, Sakae ^b,c   Kobayashi, Takao ^a   Katsuyama, Toshio ^a   Hong, Feng Lei ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LINEWIDTH; MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; ENERGY CONCENTRATION; FREQUENCY COMBS; FREQUENCY INSTABILITIES; FREQUENCY NOISE; INTRACAVITIES; REPETITION RATE; SERVO BANDWIDTH;

MODULATORS;

CONCENTRATION; ENERGY; FIBER OPTICS; FREQUENCY; NOISE; TEXTILE FIBERS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TRANSDUCER;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FILTRATION; LASERS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 75249095386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.001667     Document Type: Article

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