Frequency stabilized near-IR laser system for optical communications

B. Růžička; O. Číp; J. Lazar

doi:10.1117/12.638956

6 December 2006 Frequency stabilized near-IR laser system for optical communications

B. Růžička, O. Číp, J. Lazar

Proceedings Volume 5945, 14th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics; 594518 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638956
Event: 14th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 2005, Nitra, Slovakia

Abstract

We present a design of a stabilized laser system, an etalon of the optical frequency at the 1.5 μm band following the demands of the telecommunication industry in the Czech Republic. Our laser system employs a DFB laser diode in a two stage stabilizing scheme. The linear absorption arrangement with an acetylene filled absorption cell of a pressure about 1 kPa is used to lock the laser to the Doppler-broadened lines. To achieve a reliable and robust stabilization of the laser frequency we arranged a two-loop digital servo-system overcoming the problem of a narrow locking range of the detected transition. The wavelength of the laser is modulated by current and the servo-control and tuning is performed by a fast and precise thermal control. To achieve the resolution of the weak sub-Doppler transitions we assembled a locking scheme via frequency-modulation spectroscopy to the high finesse cavity. The system is assembled using predominantly fibre-optic components. A technology of acetylene absorption cells with AR coated windows is presented as well.

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B. Růžička, O. Číp, and J. Lazar "Frequency stabilized near-IR laser system for optical communications", Proc. SPIE 5945, 14th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 594518 (6 December 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638956

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