Publications by authors named "Adele Hilico"

We have developed an ultra-low noise tunable Brillouin fiber laser exhibiting three orders of magnitude better frequency noise performance than the Neodymium-doped fiber laser pump and remarkable optical signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 80 dB suitable for immediate applications in coherent nonlinear conversion, quantum computing and underwater communications. In addition, we have implemented a custom optical phase-locked loop to ensure long-term stable operation and have investigated its impact on frequency noise. We demonstrate the power scalability of the single frequency (Hz-class) Brillouin laser, delivering over 500 mW with tunability across the 900 nm to 930 nm range in an all-fiber fully polarization-maintaining architecture.

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We report here on the development of a multi-Watt power tunable single frequency ultra-low noise laser system emitting around 620 nm. More than 5 W of output power is obtained between 616.5 nm and 630.

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Article Synopsis
  • Developed a single-frequency tunable laser system that produces over 10 W power output in the 1550 nm range using a two-stage erbium/ytterbium co-doped fiber MOPA architecture.
  • Achieves extremely low intensity noise levels of -160 dB beyond 200 kHz and a minimum optical signal to noise ratio of 38 dB, providing very stable performance.
  • Maintains good stability over 4 hours at maximum power across various wavelengths, with minimal fluctuations (less than 3% peak-to-peak and below 0.5% rms).
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We demonstrate a robust linearly polarized 365 W, very low amplitude noise, single frequency master oscillator power amplifier at 1064 nm. Power scaling was done through a custom large mode area fiber with a mode field diameter of 30 µm. No evidence of stimulated Brillouin scattering or modal instabilities are observed.

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Integrated nonreciprocal optical components, which have an inherent asymmetry between their forward and backward propagation direction, are key for routing signals in photonic circuits. Here, we demonstrate a fiber-integrated quantum optical circulator operated by a single atom. Its nonreciprocal behavior arises from the chiral interaction between the atom and the transversally confined light.

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