A compact mode-locked diode laser system for high precision frequency comparison experiments.

• Superior document: Innovationen mit Mikrowellen und Licht. Forschungsberichte aus dem Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik ; v.64
• Author: Christopher, Heike.
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : Cuvillier Verlag,, 2021.; {copy}2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Innovationen mit Mikrowellen und Licht. Forschungsberichte aus dem Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Abstract
• Zusammenfassung
• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. The optical frequency comb
• 1.2. A tailored optical frequency comb for a spaceborne experiment
• 1.3. State of the art optical frequency combs operating in thewavelength region around 780 nm
• 1.4. Thesis organization
• 2. Mode-locking of semiconductor lasers
• 2.1. Introduction to mode-locked diode lasers
• 2.2. Diode laser chips
• 2.3. Mode-locking techniques
• 2.4. Optical absorption and gain in passively mode-locked diodelasers
• 2.5. Resonator concepts for passively mode-locked diode lasers
• 2.6. Optical components of an ML-ECDL
• 3. Measurement methods and setup
• 3.1. Introduction to measurement and analysis feedback loop
• 3.2. Requirements on the experimental setup and techniques
• 3.3. Experimental setup
• 3.4. Experimental techniques
• 3.5. Performance analysis
• 3.6. Summary
• 4. Development of a diode laser-based opticalfrequency comb
• 4.1. Introduction to the evaluation
• 4.2. Influence of the laser design parameters on the mode-locking performance
• 4.3. Influence of the laser operating parameters on the performanceof the best suited device
• 4.4. Conclusion of the development of the diode laser-based opticalfrequency comb
• 5. Micro-integration of the diode laser-basedoptical frequency comb generator
• 5.1. Introduction to the micro-integration concept
• 5.2. First generation ML-ECDL module
• 5.3. Advanced ML-ECDL module
• 5.4. Conclusion from micro-integration of a diode laser-based opticalfrequency comb generator
• 6. Pulse repetition rate stabilization
• 6.1. Introduction to stabilization of the pulse repetition rate
• 6.2. Experimental setup
• 6.3. Results
• 6.4. Conclusion from the stabilization of the pulse repetition rate
• 7. Conclusion and outlook
• 7.1. Conclusion
• 7.2. Outlook on future advancements.
• A. Derivation of equations
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of abbreviations
• List of symbols
• Bibliography
• List of publications
• Acknowledgments
• Selbständigkeitserklärung.