Spectral and temporal characterization of a fused-quartz-microresonator optical frequency comb
- 17 November 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 84 (5)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.84.053833
Abstract
We report on the fabrication of high-, fused-quartz microresonators and the parametric generation of a frequency comb with 36-GHz line spacing using them. We have characterized the intrinsic stability of the comb in both the time and frequency domains to assess its suitability for future precision metrology applications. Intensity autocorrelation measurements and line-by-line comb control reveal near-transform-limited picosecond pulse trains that are associated with good relative phase and amplitude stability of the comb lines. The comb's 36-GHz line spacing can be readily photodetected, which enables measurements of its intrinsic and absolute phase fluctuations. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.053833 Published by the American Physical Society
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