Michelson Interferometer characterisation of noise reduction in DFB fibre lasers

Albert Canagasabey; David Jones; David Mann; John Canning; Simon Fleming; John Holdsworth

doi:10.1117/12.915942

30 January 2012 Michelson Interferometer characterisation of noise reduction in DFB fibre lasers

Albert Canagasabey, David Jones, David Mann, John Canning, Simon Fleming, John Holdsworth

Proceedings Volume 8351, Third Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference; 83511J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915942
Event: Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference, 2012, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

A comparison is made between unpackaged and packaged distributed feedback (DFB) fibre lasers using the Michelson interferometer configuration for delayed self-heterodyne interferometery (MIDSHI) to ascertain the improvements to the external environmental noise, quantified by reductions in the Gaussian linewidth. Voigt fitting is used to extract and separate out the Lorentzian and Gaussian linewidth contributions and therefore the associated sources of noise. Significant improvements in the Gaussian linewidth were achieved as a result of significant reductions in the sensitivity of the DFB laser to external perturbations using packaging. However, a broadening of the laser Lorentzian linewidth was observed.

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Albert Canagasabey, David Jones, David Mann, John Canning, Simon Fleming, and John Holdsworth "Michelson Interferometer characterisation of noise reduction in DFB fibre lasers", Proc. SPIE 8351, Third Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference, 83511J (30 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915942

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