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Optical Phase Locked Loop and Frequency Transfer

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The optical phase locked loop (OPLL) technology is used to lock not only the central frequency but also the optical phase of a laser onto a highly stable low noise laser. It is used to transfer laser frequency arbitrarily not only to another statically operated stable laser, but also to a dynamically frequency modulated laser, which is an important function in laser technology. Sect. 8.1 gives an explicit introduction to OPLL and its related devices. Sect. 8.2 discusses main applications of OPLL, including coherent optical communications, transportation of time and frequency standards, microwave photonics, and physical researches. Sect. 8.3 gives a brief introduction to the frequency comb, which is an important progress in optics and a powerful tool in laser frequency transfer and laser spectroscopy. Sect 8.4 describes some of related applications of the optical frequency comb.

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Fang, Z., Cai, H., Chen, G., Qu, R. (2017). Optical Phase Locked Loop and Frequency Transfer. In: Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers . Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, vol 9. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5257-6_8

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