Micro resonator-based frequency combs transfer the laser characteristics from the pump laser to its comb teeth. Any power fluctuations in the pump laser will be amplified in the nonlinear process that creates the comb.
Get the most stable frequency combs in the market with Koheras BASIK
The power stability and noise characteristics of the pump laser dictate the performance of the frequency comb. Lock your frequency comb to our Koheras BASIK fiber laser. They are mode-hop-free and combine low-noise with an ultra-stable all-fiber light source and a decade-long lifetime.

Have a quick look at the noise specification to see if the BASIK would work for you:
BASIK | X15 | E15 |
Linewidth [kHz] | < 0.1 | < 0.1 |
Max. phase noise [dB((Rad/√Hz)/m)] | -105 @1Hz -125 @10Hz -130 @100Hz -128 @1kHz | -90 @10Hz -110 @100Hz -130 @20kHz |
Max. phase noise [(µrad/√Hz)/m] | 3.1 @1Hz 0.6 @10Hz 0.3 @100Hz 0.4 @1kHz | 32 @10Hz 3.2 @100Hz 0.3 @20kHz |
RIN peak [MHz] | Appr. 0.7 | Appr. 0.7 |
RIN level @ peak [dBc/Hz] | <-100 | <-100 |
RIN level @ 10 MHz [dBc/Hz] | <-135 | <-135 |
See all the Koheras BASIK X15 and E15 specifications on the product page.
Unique fiber delivery system
Do you want to mount the laser system in a rack? No problem. With our unique fiber delivery system, aeroGUIDE POWER, you can get light wherever you want. The fiber delivery solution handles high power, preserves the low-noise laser properties, and delivers single-mode light at all wavelengths.
This laser is robust enough for oil rigs yet sophisticated enough for the lab
Our fiber laser design is inherently compact and robust. It is developed for a lifetime of above 10 years in demanding environments where uptime is critical. With failure rates lower than 1%, we proudly deliver the most reliable low-noise lasers on the market. Alignment-free and maintenance-free.
The industrial-grade OEM lasers have a rugged design, a stable performance unaffected by changing environmental conditions, and wide temperature ranges in the field as well as the lab. We deliver lasers to the most advanced laboratories worldwide such as The Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements at EPFL and the Quantum Optics and Photonics lab at the Niels Bohr Institute.
We have more than 15,000 Koheras lasers deployed in the harshest environments on – and off – the planet. We have lasers on oil rigs, submarines, wind turbines, and even in space. With over 20 years of experience, we know they last. Also in your lab.
References
- Tunable dual-comb spectrometer for mid-infrared trace gas analysis from 3 to 4.7 µm by Leonard Nitzsche, Jens Goldschmidt, Jens Kiessling, Sebastian Wolf, Frank Kühnemann, Jürgen Wöllenstein, published in Optics Express, 2021.
- Optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy of 14N216O at 7.8 µm by Adrian Hjältén, Matthias Germann, Karol Krzempek, Arkadiusz Hudzikowskib, Aleksander Głuszek, Dorota Tomaszewska, Grzegorz Soboń, Aleksandra Foltynowicz published in Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 2021.
- Photonic microwave generation in the X- and K-band using integrated soliton microcombs by Junqiu Liu, Erwan Lucas, Arslan S. Raja, Jijun He, Johann Riemensberger, Rui Ning Wang, Maxim Karpov, Hairun Guo, Romain Bouchand, Tobias J. Kippenberg published in Nature Photonics, 2020.
- Octave mid-infrared optical frequency comb from Er:fiber-laser-pumped aperiodically poled Mg: LiNbO3 by Lian Zhou, Yang Liu, Haipeng Lou, Yuanfeng Di, Gehui Xie, Zhiwei Zhu, Zejiang Deng, Daping Luo, Chenglin Gu, Huaixi Chen, Wenxue Li, published in Optics Letters, 2020.
- Frequency comb generation threshold in χ(2) optical microresonators by Jan Szabados, Boris Sturman, Ingo Breunig published in Physics Optics, 2020.
- Spectrally Efficient DP-1024QAM 640 Gb/s Long Haul Transmission using a Frequency Comb by Frederik Klejs, Edson P. da Silva, Mads Lillieholm, Metodi P. Yankov, Toshio Morioka, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Michael Galili, published for 2020 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2020.
- Ultrafast optical circuit switching for data centers using integrated soliton microcombs by A. S. Raja, S. Lange, M. Karpov, K. Shi, X. Fu, R. Behrendt, D. Cletheroe, A. Lukashchuk, I. Haller, F. Karinou, B. Thomsen, K. Jozwik, J. Liu, P. Costa, T. J. Kippenberg, H. Ballani, published in Applied Physics, 2020.
- Comb-locked frequency-swept synthesizer for high precision broadband spectroscopy by Riccardo Gotti, Thomas Puppe, Yuriy Mayzlin, Julian Robinson-Tait, Szymon Wójtewicz, Davide Gatti, Bidoor Alsaif, Marco Lamperti, Paolo Laporta, Felix Rohde, Rafal Wilk, Patrick Leisching, Wilhelm G. Kaenders, Marco Marangoni, published in Scientific Reports, 2020.
- Nanophotonic soliton-based microwave synthesizers by Junqiu Liu, Erwan Lucas, Arslan S. Raja, Jijun He, Johann Riemensberger, Rui Ning Wang, Maxim Karpov, Hairun Guo, Romain Bouchand, Tobias J. Kippenberg, published in Physics Optics, 2019.
- Optical Frequency References thesis by Martin Romme Henriksen, Niels Bohr Institute, 2019.
- Accurate Optical Number Density Measurement of 12CO2 and 13CO2 with Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy by Sarah K. Scholten, Christopher Perrella, James D. Anstie, Richard T. White, Andre N. Luiten, published in Physical Review Applied, 2019.
- Mid-infrared frequency comb generation with silicon nitride nano-photonic waveguides by Clemens Herkommer, Adrien Billat, Hairun Guo, Davide Grassani, Chuankun Zhang, Martin H. P. Pfeiffer, Camille-Sophie Brès, Tobias J. Kippenberg, published in Nature Photonics, 2018.
- Number-Density Measurements of CO2 in Real Time with an Optical Frequency Comb for High Accuracy and Precision by Sarah K. Scholten, Christopher Perrella, James D. Anstie, Richard T. White, Waddah Al-Ashwal, Nicolas Bourbeau Hébert, Jérôme Genest, Andre N. Luiten, published in Physical Review Applied, 2018.
Our quantum engagements
We are part of the European Quantum Flagship, the European Quantum Industry Consortium, the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, and the Danish Quantum Community.