Open AccessDissemination of optical-comb-based ultra-broadband frequency reference through a fiber network
Author(s) -
S. Nagano,
Michio Kumagai,
Ying Li,
T. Ido,
Shoken Ishii,
K. Mizutani,
Makoto Aoki,
Ryohei Ôtsuka,
Yuko Hanado
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.019167
Subject(s) - optics , laser linewidth , frequency comb , femtosecond , laser , materials science , fiber laser , phase noise , broadband , optical fiber , lidar , ranging , physics , telecommunications , computer science
We disseminated an ultra-broadband optical frequency reference based on a femtosecond (fs)-laser optical comb through a kilometer-scale fiber link. Its spectrum ranged from 1160 nm to 2180 nm without additional fs-laser combs at the end of the link. By employing a fiber-induced phase noise cancellation technique, the linewidth and fractional frequency instability attained for all disseminated comb modes were of order 1 Hz and 10 -18 in a 5000 s averaging time. The ultra-broad optical frequency reference, for which absolute frequency is traceable to Japan Standard Time, was applied in the frequency stabilization of an injection-seeded Q-switched 2051 nm pulse laser for a coherent light detection and ranging LIDAR system.