Phase noise characteristics of narrow-linewidth fiber laser and laser diode in unbalanced interferometers

作     者：周会娟 陈伟 孟洲 孙崇峰 

作者机构：College of Opto-electronic Science and EngineeringNational University of Defense Technology Institute of Information Science and EngineeringHenan University of Technology 

出 版 物：《Chinese Optics Letters》 (中国光学快报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第11卷第2期

页      面：55-57页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0803[工学-光学工程] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61177073) the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20104307110020) 

主　　题：Michelson interferometers Phase noise 

摘      要：The phase noises of two narrow-linewidth fiber laser and laser diode are measured by using unbalanced Michelson interferometers with various optical path differences （OPDs）. The measured results indicate that the phase noises of the two lasers do not change linearly with the OPD over the range from 1 to 100 m. The laser diode exhibits phase noise levels higher than that of the fiber laser at OPDs longer than 10 m. However, the laser diode outperforms the fiber laser at OPDs shorter than 10 m. The results obtained can assess laser performance and determine the suitable laser for use in a particular application.