title: First experimental demonstration of self-synchronous phase locking of an optical array.
abstract: A novel, highly accurate, all electronic technique for phase locking arrays of optical fibers is demonstrated. We report the first demonstration of the only electronic phase locking technique that doesn't require a reference beam. The measured phase error is lambda/20. Excellent phase locking has been demonstrated for fiber amplifier arrays.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Shay
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benham
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Culpepper
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pilkington
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spring
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Chunte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lu