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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Cullen, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Mark A. Laliberte, Columbia, MD (US);
Raymond Zanoni, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/06 (2006.01); H01S 3/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/098 (2006.01); H01S 3/083 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01); H04B 10/275 (2013.01); H04B 10/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/06791 (2013.01); H01S 3/08027 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/1106 (2013.01); H04B 10/275 (2013.01); H04B 10/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mode-locked laser has optical components integrated into a single apparatus and interrelated via optical free-space coupling. The laser optical cavity path is reduced to less than ten meters, primarily composed of optical gain fiber. A Fabry-Perot filter is matched to the laser pulse repetition frequency. Utilizing a Fabry-Perot filter within the laser optical cavity suppresses supermode spurs in the phase noise spectrum; thereby reducing total timing jitter.