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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2014.18.1.019

Wideband Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generated from a Semiconductor Based 10 GHz Mode-Locked Laser with Intra-cavity Fabry-Perot Etalon  

Leaird, Daniel E. (School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University)
Weiner, Andrew M. (School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University)
Seo, Dongsun (Dept. of Electronics, Myongji University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.18, no.1, 2014 , pp. 19-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report stable, wideband, flat-topped, 10 GHz optical frequency comb generation from a semiconductor-based mode-locked ring laser with an intra-cavity high finesse Fabry-Perot etalon. We demonstrate a stable 10 GHz comb with greater than 200 lines within a spectral power variation below 1 dB, which is the largest value obtained from a similar mode-locked laser in our knowledge. Greater than 20 dB of the spectral peak to deep ratio at 0.02 nm resolution, ~92 femtosecond timing jitter over 1 kHz to 1 MHz range, and non-averaged time traces of pulses confirm very stable optical frequency comb lines.
Keywords
Optical frequency comb; optical pulses; mode-locked laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; Fabry-Perot etalon;
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