Ultra low frequency noise laser by locking to an optical fiber delay line

Details Ultra low frequency noise laser by locking to an optical fiber delay line Ultra low frequency noise laser by locking to an optical fiber delay line

2009-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/0901.4856v2

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We report the frequency stabilization of an erbium-doped fiber distributed-feedback laser using an all-fiber based Michelson interferometer of large arm imbalance. The interferometer uses a 1 km SMF-28 optical fiber spool and an acousto optic modulator allowing heterodyne detection. The frequency noise power spectral density is reduced by more than 40 dB for Fourier frequencies ranging from 1 Hz to 10 kHz, corresponding to a level well below 1 Hz^2/Hz over the whole range. It reaches 10^{-2} Hz^2/Hz at 1 kHz. Between 40 Hz and 30 kHz, the frequency noise is shown to be comparable to the one obtained by Pound-Drever-Hall locking to a high finesse Fabry-Perot cavity. Locking to a fiber delay line could consequently represent a reliable, simple and compact alternative to cavity stabilization for short term linewidth reduction.

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