Narrow-line-width diode laser with a high-Q microsphere resonator

Vassiliev, V. V.; Velichansky, V. L.; Ilchenko, Vladimir S.; Gorodetsky, M. L.; Hollberg, L.; Yarovitsky, Alexander V

doi:10.1016/s0030-4018(98)00578-1

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“…For example, the narrowing of a diode laser linewidth by external optical feedback from a prism-coupled silica microsphere has been successfully demonstrated [68]. A further step towards a more compact system was made by using a microsphere resonator as a feedback element for a fiber-pigtailed diode laser [69], where the pigtail was tapered and coupled to the microsphere. The high-Q wavelength selectivity of the microsphere enabled linewidth narrowing of the diode laser output from 35 MHz to under 100 kHz [69].…”

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“…A further step towards a more compact system was made by using a microsphere resonator as a feedback element for a fiber-pigtailed diode laser [69], where the pigtail was tapered and coupled to the microsphere. The high-Q wavelength selectivity of the microsphere enabled linewidth narrowing of the diode laser output from 35 MHz to under 100 kHz [69]. Microsphere stabilization of an erbium-doped fiber loop has also been effective, here the backreflected light from a microsphere was coupled to a doped fiber via a tapered optical fiber and light was collected from the sphere using a polished fiber tip [70].…”

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WGM microresonators: sensing, lasing and fundamental optics with microspheres

Ward

Benson

2011

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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Glass microsphere resonators that support optical resonances known as whispering-gallery modes are unique tools for studying and exploiting optical effects under extremely well controlled conditions. In this paper, a review focusing mostly on glass microsphere resonators is presented. First, a brief historical background is given in which is shown how the stateof-the-art has grown from novel optical resonators to the ultrahigh Q cavities used in cutting-edge experiments. After the basic properties of microsphere resonators are outlined some of the recent experiments involving microsphere resonators are discussed, although some discussion involving polymeric microspheres is also included. The use of doped and undoped microspheres in optical signal processing, optical sensing and quantum optics is highlighted. Finally, there is a brief review of recent optomechanical experiments that use microspheres.

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WGM microresonators: sensing, lasing and fundamental optics with microspheres

Ward

Benson

2011

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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“…An intermediate model looking at the regimes of stability of semiconductor lasers coupled to two-contour coupled resonance cavities has been developed by Oraevskii et al, 14 with experimental investigations on microsphere resonators by Vassiliev et al. 24 However, this model does not include noise terms, and hence does not allow for the investigation line-narrowing. Fig.…”

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Laser frequency stabilization with toroidal optical microresonators

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SPIE Proceedings

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Progress towards semiconductor laser frequency stabilization using optical feedback from microtoroidal resonators is presented. A simple model of the feedback mechanism is provided, and equations of motion describing the system fields are given. Reactive ion etcher based fabrication of microtoroidal resonators with intrinsic quality factors as high as 1.6 × 10 5 is demonstrated. This fabrication technique enables improved silicon surface quality and greater control of the physical structure of the microresonators.

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“…Frequency locking of diode laser to high-Q whispering-gallery microsphere resonator (WGMR): a)schematic of the setup; b)power spectrum of 607MHz beatnote of two lasers locked to orthogonal-polanzation modes in a microsphere. Free-running laser linewidth-15MHz, loaded Q oft he sphere 5× 10r ; dashed line is the lorentzian fit with natural linewidth parameter 720Hz [27].…”

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