Thermally Stabilized, Energy Efficient, All-Fiber Optical Frequency Comb

In recent years, optical frequency combs are gaining attention in many fields of science, e.g. frequency metrology, optical clocks, and high-resolution spectroscopy. Most sophisticated comb sources can be repetition rate stabilized down to 10−16 uncertainty in 1 s averaging time [1] (bounded by the stability of the reference clock). Therefore compact, low-cost and energy efficient fiber-based sources are highly demanded on the market [2]. Accurate thermal stabilization of the fiber laser cavity is the first step to obtain stable repetition frequency, which is critical for optical frequency comb spectroscopy schemes [3]. Moreover, cavity-enhanced spectroscopic techniques like Vernier spectroscopy requires additional detuning of the comb repetition rate from the cavity mode-spacing [4].