10 GHz Monolithic Optical Frequency Combs using InAs/InP Quantum-Dash-Based Passively Mode-Locked Lasers stabilized to the 10-9 Level

01 January 2014

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An optical frequency comb generated by an InAs/InP quantum dash based passively mode-locked laser is investigated. The comb spans ~1.1THz, with 110 modes spaced by ~10GHz, and shows a long-term stability of 3x10-9 over 1000s.