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Low noise frequency comb based on an all-fiber polarization-maintaining figure-8 laser
Published
Author(s)
Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Abstract
We present a frequency comb based on an all-fiber polarization-maintaining figure-8 laser. It is locked to an optical reference through an intracavity high bandwidth electro-optical modulator and has a flat phase noise of -78 dBc/Hz.
Baumann, E.
, Giorgetta, F.
, Nicholson, J.
, Swann, W.
, Coddington, I.
and Newbury, N.
(2009),
Low noise frequency comb based on an all-fiber polarization-maintaining figure-8 laser, Advanced Solid-State Photonics Topical Meeting, Denver, CO, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=33203
(Accessed October 27, 2025)