Affiliation:
1. Institute for Quantum Electronics
2. Institute of Solid State Electronics
3. Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology
Abstract
Optical frequency combs based on semiconductor lasers are a promising technology for monolithic integration of dual-comb spectrometers. However, the stabilization of offset frequency f
ceo
remains a challenging feat due the lack of octave-spanning spectra. In a dual-comb configuration, the uncorrelated jitter of the offset frequencies leads to a non-periodic signal resulting in broadened beatnotes with a limited signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Hence, expensive data acquisition schemes and complex signal processing are currently required. Here, we show that the offset frequencies of two frequency combs can be synchronized by optical injection locking, which allows full phase-stabilization when combined with electrical injection locking of both repetition frequencies f
rep
. A single comb line isolated via an optical Vernier filter serves as Master oscillator for injection locking. The resulting dual-comb signal is periodic and stable over thousands of periods. This enables coherent averaging using analog electronics, which increases the SNR and reduces the data size by one and three orders of magnitude, respectively. The presented method will enable fully phase-stabilized dual-comb spectrometers by leveraging on integrated optical filters and provides access for comparing and stabilizing f
ceo
to narrow-linewidth optical references.
Funder
European Research Council
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Innosuisse
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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