Abstract
We demonstrate narrow-linewidth-stimulated Brillouin lasers at 1064 nm from ultra-high- silica wedge disk resonators on silicon. Fundamental Schawlow–Townes frequency noise of the laser is on the order of . The technical noise spectrum of the on-chip Brillouin laser is close to the thermodynamic noise limit of the resonator (thermorefractive noise) and is comparable to that of ultra-narrow-linewidth Nd:YAG lasers. The relative intensity noise of the Brillouin laser also is reduced by using an intensity-stabilized pump laser. Finally, low-noise microwave synthesis up to 32 GHz is demonstrated by heterodyne of first and third Brillouin Stokes lines from a single resonator.
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