Frequency stabilization of a mode-locked waveguide laser using the Pound-Drever-Hall technique

M. L. Fanto; J. E. Malowicki; R. J. Bussjager; P. L. Repak; K. A. Kramer; D. Casimir; M. J. Hayduk

doi:10.1117/12.607766

24 May 2005 Frequency stabilization of a mode-locked waveguide laser using the Pound-Drever-Hall technique

M. L. Fanto, J. E. Malowicki, R. J. Bussjager, P. L. Repak, K. A. Kramer, D. Casimir, M. J. Hayduk

Proceedings Volume 5814, Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense, Security, and Aerospace Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607766
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The generation of stable mode-locked pulses in the 1550 nm regime is required for high resolution signal processing used in transient probes, optical clocks, and optical A-D converters. More recently the frequency combs comprising these pulses have been applied to innovative methods of arbitrary waveform generation (AWG) in the optical domain. Temporal stability, however, limits the performance in some of those applications. We show here that a Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) technique applied to a mode-locked Erbium Doped Waveguide Laser (EDWL) effectively stabilizes the frequency comb for extended time intervals. The ultra-compact waveguide configuration offers greater packaging flexibility. The system performance in terms of temporal stability is also found to compare favorably with those of a high grade commercial erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL).

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M. L. Fanto, J. E. Malowicki, R. J. Bussjager, P. L. Repak, K. A. Kramer, D. Casimir, and M. J. Hayduk "Frequency stabilization of a mode-locked waveguide laser using the Pound-Drever-Hall technique", Proc. SPIE 5814, Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense, Security, and Aerospace Applications, (24 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607766

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