Demonstration of Phase Correlation Between the Spectral Lines of a Broadband Fiber Laser

The spectrally broadened output of an erbium-doped fiber laser generated by intra-cavity four-wave mixing is passed through a demultiplexer yielding multiple narrow-linewidth spectral sources. These spectral lines are tested for their phase correlation by providing two such spectral lines simultaneo...

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Published in:IEEE journal of quantum electronics 2018-10, Vol.54 (5), p.1-8
Main Authors: Suchita, Vijaya, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadband
Broadband communication
Correlation
Doped fibers
Erbium
Erbium-doped fiber lasers
fiber interferometer
Fiber laser
Fiber lasers
Fiber optics
Four-wave mixing
Interference
Lasers
Line spectra
Optical fiber couplers
Optical fiber testing
Optical fibers
optical phase correlation
spectral broadband
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Summary:The spectrally broadened output of an erbium-doped fiber laser generated by intra-cavity four-wave mixing is passed through a demultiplexer yielding multiple narrow-linewidth spectral sources. These spectral lines are tested for their phase correlation by providing two such spectral lines simultaneously as input to the fiber-optic Mach-Zehnder-based interferometer, and studying the interference. Significant phase correlation is obtained which is not limited by the wavelength separation between the spectral lines. Comparison with the results from two standard narrow-linewidth lasers as well as two broadband non-laser sources aid in the interpretation of the spectral visibility data.
ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/JQE.2018.2868376