Abstract
We describe a stable lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper (LSFS) using a Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity composed of two Faraday rotator mirrors (FRM's). In the former half of this paper, we numerically simulate the behavior of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise accumulations, and show that angular deviations of the FRM's can cause instability in the frequency sweep span. We also show that the span is stabilized by placing a polarizer in one of the FRM's because the FP cavity then works as a single-polarization cavity with a small transmittance fluctuation. Experimental results confirming the stability of this LSFS are provided in the latter half of this paper.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 375-383 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 Mar |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Stable lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper using Fabry-Perot cavity composed of Faraday rotator mirrors. / Takesue, Hiroki; Yamamoto, Fumihiko; Horiguchi, Tsuneo.
In: Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 03.2000, p. 375-383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Stable lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper using Fabry-Perot cavity composed of Faraday rotator mirrors
AU - Takesue, Hiroki
AU - Yamamoto, Fumihiko
AU - Horiguchi, Tsuneo
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - We describe a stable lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper (LSFS) using a Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity composed of two Faraday rotator mirrors (FRM's). In the former half of this paper, we numerically simulate the behavior of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise accumulations, and show that angular deviations of the FRM's can cause instability in the frequency sweep span. We also show that the span is stabilized by placing a polarizer in one of the FRM's because the FP cavity then works as a single-polarization cavity with a small transmittance fluctuation. Experimental results confirming the stability of this LSFS are provided in the latter half of this paper.
AB - We describe a stable lightwave synthesized frequency sweeper (LSFS) using a Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity composed of two Faraday rotator mirrors (FRM's). In the former half of this paper, we numerically simulate the behavior of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise accumulations, and show that angular deviations of the FRM's can cause instability in the frequency sweep span. We also show that the span is stabilized by placing a polarizer in one of the FRM's because the FP cavity then works as a single-polarization cavity with a small transmittance fluctuation. Experimental results confirming the stability of this LSFS are provided in the latter half of this paper.
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JO - Journal of Lightwave Technology
JF - Journal of Lightwave Technology
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