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Development of an optical frequency comb around 1556 nm referenced to an Rb frequency standard at 778 nm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2002

F. Ducos
Affiliation:
BNM-SYRTE, Bureau national de métrologie, Systèmes de Références Temps et Espace, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS-UMR 8630, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France
J. Honthaas
Affiliation:
BNM-SYRTE, Bureau national de métrologie, Systèmes de Références Temps et Espace, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS-UMR 8630, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France
O. Acef*
Affiliation:
BNM-SYRTE, Bureau national de métrologie, Systèmes de Références Temps et Espace, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS-UMR 8630, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France
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Abstract

To transfer and expand in the optical telecommunication range the accurate 5S1/2(F = 3) – 5D5/2 (F = 5) rubidium frequency reference at 778 nm (385.285 THz), we employ a second harmonic generation (SHG) process coupled to an optical frequency comb (OFC) both based on the use of a low power and narrow linewidth laser diode operating around 1556 nm. The Rb optical frequency reference is known with an accuracy of 2.6 × 10−12 and exhibits a frequency stability of 4 × 10−13τ−1/2, with a Flicker plateau of 2 × 10−14 for τ > 200 s. With 20 mW of laser power at 1556 nm, we perform a SHG process in a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal and we obtain 6.5 μW of harmonic radiation at 778 nm, used to phase lock the IR laser against a Rb optical frequency standard (OFS). This Rb-referenced fundamental radiation at 1556 nm is duplicated as 34 lines spaced by 10 GHz using an electro-optic phase modulator (EOM). This preliminary result is mainly limited by unexpected high optical losses in the Fabry Perot cavity, which comprises the EOM.

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© EDP Sciences, 2002

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