Optics Letters

Kilohertz laser frequency sensing with Brillouin mutually modulated cross-gain modulation

Shmuel Sternklar, Maxim Wart, Alexander Lifshitz, Shalom Bloch, Er’el Granot

Published Oct 18, 2011• 11 citations

Abstract

Using mutually modulated cross-gain modulation, Stokes optical frequency changes are converted into modulation phase changes with high sensitivity. In the slow-light transition regime, we demonstrate kilohertz sensitivity to the Stokes optical carrier frequency. The sensitivity is inversely proportional to the modulation frequency of the pump and Stokes beams.

DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.004161

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