Whispering-gallery-mode-resonator-based ultranarrow linewidth external-cavity semiconductor laser

Opt Lett. 2010 Aug 15;35(16):2822-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.35.002822.

Abstract

We demonstrate a miniature self-injection locked distributed-feedback laser using resonant optical feedback from a high-Q crystalline whispering-gallery-mode resonator. The linewidth reduction factor is greater than 10,000, with resultant instantaneous linewidth of less than 200 Hz. The minimal value of the Allan deviation for the laser-frequency stability is 3 x 10(-12) at the integration time of 20 micros. The laser possesses excellent spectral purity and good long-term stability.

MeSH terms

  • Electrodes
  • Lasers*
  • Light
  • Semiconductors*