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FFC-100 Fiber Frequency Comb
FFC-100 octave-spanning, fully stabilized fiber frequency comb
Features:
- Turn-key operation
- 1560 nm center wavelength
- >30 mW in supercontinuum
- Low phase & amplitude noise
- A single 2U 19″ rack-mounted enclosure
- ƒrep monitoring, control, and matching
- Input port for ƒopt
- Repetition rates from 80 MHz to 250 MHz
- Made in America
Applications:
- Time & frequency keeping & transfer
- Frequency ruler
- Dual- & multi-comb spectroscopy
- Quantum sensing, computing, & cryptography
- Low-phase noise rf generation
The FFC-100 from Vescent Photonics is a fully stabilized octave-spanning frequency comb with precise control over the repetition rate (ƒrep), optical reference (ƒopt), and the carrier envelope offset frequency (ƒCEO). It is built around the Vescent MLL-100 Mode-Locked Laser, a stand-alone erbium-based femtosecond MOPA. A highly non-linear fiber broadens the spectrum and our unique ƒCEO lock detection reduces the size, weight, and power of the system. The complete FFC-100 frequency comb is designed and built to ensure stable, low-phase noise operation with Allan Deviations supporting the next generation of optical atomic clocks.
The FFC-100 was designed for low SWaP and turn-key, stable operation: A single 2U 19” rack mount chassis contains the oscillator, amplifier, pump lasers, supercontinuum generation module, and ƒCEO detection and lock as well as the control electronics.
The simple oscillator mode locks at startup every time and the innovative passive SESAM mode-locker is specially designed for a robust, long life. Our unique oscillator design also makes it easy to precisely factory match the repetition rate of two (or more) FFC-100 combs for multi-comb spectroscopy experiments.
US Patent 11,462,881
The FFC-100 is made in America
Parameter |
Value |
Note |
Optical Outputs |
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Supercontinuum, Oscillator, and Amplifier |
FC/APC PM fiber at 1,550 nm, key aligned to slow axis | |
Repetion Rate Control |
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| PZT Modulation Control | 0.3 - 1 ppm | Depends on repetition rate |
| PZT Control bandwidth | >200 kHz | |
| Temperature Control Range | ±10 kHz | 15-50°C |
| Open-loop Repetition Rate Stability | <1 ppm/°C | Relative to room temperature |
Oscillator Performance |
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| Center Wavelength | 1,560 ± 10 nm | |
| Nominal Repetition Rate | 80, 100, 200, 250 MHz | Can be factory-tuned to within 5 kHz |
| Oscillator Monitor Output Power |
250 µW |
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| Bandwidth | >10 nm | |
| Pump Power Modulation Bandwidth | >1 MHz | Actual bandwidth limited to ~30 kHz by Erbium-doped fiber |
| Polarization Exxtinction Ration | >20 dB | |
Supercontinuum Performance |
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| Bandwidth | 1,000 - 2,000 nm | |
| Average Power | 30 mW | |
Monitor Outputs |
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| ƒrep | ||
| SNR | >50 dB | |
| RF Bandwidth | >500 MHz | |
| RF Power | > -10 dBm | |
| ƒopt | ||
| SNR | >40 dB | |
| RF Bandwidth | >50 MHz | |
| RF Power | > -40 dBm | |
| ƒCEO | ||
| SNR | >35 dB | |
| RF Bandwidth | >50 MHz | |
| RF Power | > -40 dBm | |
Physical Properties |
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| Power In |
100-230 VAC, 1 phase, 50-60 Hz |
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| Power Consumption | <40 W | |
| Dimensions |
2U 19" rack mount 19 x 10 x 3.5" |
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