Abstract

An optical frequency comb is constructed using a semiconductor gain medium with a fiber-coupled external cavity and stabilized to an intracavity 10,000 finesse etalon, which is temperature stabilized and held in a vacuum chamber at ${10}^{-6}\mathrm{Torr}$. Optical frequency stability measurements show that the comb has a reduced sensitivity to environmental fluctuations. An upper limit on the optical frequency variation of 100 kHz over $>12\min$ of continuous operation is measured using a real-time spectrum analyzer. This measurement is limited by the linewidth of the reference source, and further measurements with a frequency counter show a fractional deviation of $2\times {10}^{-11}$ at 50 ms. Furthermore, out-of-band ASE rejection is shown to be $>36\mathrm{dB}$, a tenfold improvement over that of a laser with a 1000 finesse FPE.

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