access icon free Optical phase-locking of two longitudinal modes of a dual-mode laser for millimetre-wave signal generation

Phase-locking of two longitudinal oscillating modes of a dual-mode microchip laser that has 101 GHz longitudinal-mode spacing has been successfully demonstrated by using electronic negative-feedback control. Since the two longitudinal modes were oscillating simultaneously in the same laser cavity, the common-mode fluctuation cancels, resulted in the small required control bandwidth of ∼4 kHz. This narrow-bandwidth phase-locking technique is useful for generating high-spectral-purity millimetre-wave signals with a considerably simpler setup.

Inspec keywords: laser modes; millimetre wave detectors; signal generators; optical phase locked loops; laser cavity resonators

Other keywords: frequency 101 GHz; longitudinal oscillating modes; dual-mode microchip laser; millimetre-wave signal generation; optical phase-locking; dual-mode laser; common-mode fluctuation; longitudinal-mode spacing; laser cavity; electronic negative-feedback control

Subjects: Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Microwave measurement techniques; Laser resonators and cavities; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Signal generators; Laser resonators and cavities

http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/el.2016.0109
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