Near-IR laser frequency standard stabilized using FM-spectroscopy

Bohdan Ružička; Ondřej Číp; Josef Lazar

doi:10.1117/12.675643

18 April 2006 Near-IR laser frequency standard stabilized using FM-spectroscopy

Bohdan Ružička, Ondřej Číp, Josef Lazar

Proceedings Volume 6180, Photonics, Devices, and Systems III; 618007 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.675643
Event: Photonics, Devices, and Systems III, 2005, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

At the present time fiber-optics and optical communication are in rapid progress. Modern technologies such as DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplex) need precise stability of laser frequencies. According to this fact, requirements of new etalons of optical frequencies in the telecommunication band is rapidly growing. Lasers working in near infrared telecommunication band (1500-1600 nm) can be stabilized to ¹²C₂H₂ or ¹³C₂H₂ (acetylene) gas absorption lines. The acetylene gas absorption has been widely studied and accepted by international bodies of standardization as a primary wavelength reference in the near infrared band around 1550nm. Our aim was to design and develop a compact fibre optics laser system generating coherent light in near-JR band with high frequency stability (at least 1.10^-8). This system should become a base for realization of a primary frequency standard for optical communications in the Czech Republic. Such an etalon will be needed for calibration of wavelength-meters and spectral analysers for DWDM communication systems. We are co-operating with CMI (Czech Metrology Institute) on this project. We present stabilized laser system based on a single frequency DFB (Distributed Feedback) laser diode with a narrow spectral profile. The laser is pre-stabilized by means of the FM-spectroscopy on a passive resonator. Thanks to a fast feed-back loop we are able to improve spectral characteristics of the laser. The laser frequency is locked by a relatively slow second feed-back loop on an absorption line of acetylene vapour which is sealed in a cell under the optimised pressure.

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Bohdan Ružička, Ondřej Číp, and Josef Lazar "Near-IR laser frequency standard stabilized using FM-spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 6180, Photonics, Devices, and Systems III, 618007 (18 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.675643

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Laser stabilization

Absorption

Semiconductor lasers

Telecommunications

Spectroscopy

Fabry–Perot interferometers

Modulation

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