Abstract
The repetition rate stabilization of an optical frequency comb based on diode-pumped solid-state laser technology is demonstrated using an intra-cavity electro-optic modulator. The large feedback bandwidth of such modulators allows disciplining the comb repetition rate on a cavity-stabilized continuous-wave laser with a locking bandwidth up to 700 kHz. This surpasses what can be achieved with any other type of actuator reported so far. An in-loop integrated phase noise of 133 mrad has been measured and the PM-to-AM coupling of the electro-optic modulator has been investigated as well.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2215-2220 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 6 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
European Commission (EC) (FP7-SPACE-2013-1-607087- PHASER); Canton of Neuchâtel. The authors would like to thank L. Balet for support in data acquisition, T. J. Kippenberg from EPFL for the supervision of the master thesis of N. Torcheboeuf, S. Schilt from the University of Neuchâtel for the loan of the Vescent Photonics controller and F. Quinlan from NIST for useful discussions on intra-cavity EOMs.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| European Commission | FP7-SPACE-2013-1-607087- PHASER |
| École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | |
| Université de Neuchâtel | |
| Canton de Neuchâtel |