Dither-free absolute frequency locking of a 1.3 mu m DFB laser on /sup 87/Rb
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 4 (4), 327-329
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.127202
Abstract
A technique for frequency locking a semiconductor laser in the 1.3 mu m region by observing the absorption in a /sup 87/Rb vapor optically pumped by another frequency-modulated semiconductor laser is presented. This technique offers well-defined strong atomic resonances and does not require frequency dithering of the 1.3 mu m laser to observe the discrimination pattern required for frequency locking. Dither-free absolute frequency locking of a DFB (distributed feedback) laser at 1324 nm was achieved using a pump laser diode operating at 795 nm (D/sub 1/-line). Applications include master oscillator of multiwavelength and coherent communication systems and reference source for an optical frequency synthesizer. Resonances in the 1.55 mu m region are also available through this approach.Keywords
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