On-chip high sensitivity laser frequency sensing with Brillouin mutually-modulated cross-gain modulation

Feng Gao*, Ravi Pant, Enbang Li, Christopher G. Poulton, Duk Yong Choi, Stephen J. Madden, Barry Luther-Davies, Benjamin J. Eggleton

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    Abstract

    We report the first demonstration of a photonic-chip laser frequency sensor using Brillouin mutually-modulated cross-gain modulation (MMXGM). A large sensitivity (∼9.5 mrad/kHz) of the modulation phase shift to probe carrier frequency is demonstrated at a modulation frequency of 50 kHz using Brillouin MMXGM in a ∼7 cm long chalcogenide rib waveguide.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8605-8613
    Number of pages9
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume21
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 8 Apr 2013

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