Broadening of femtosecond frequency combs and compact optical to radio frequency conversion

Summary form only given. The periodic pulse train emitted by a modelocked femtosecond laser can be viewed in the frequency domain as a comb of equidistant modes spaced by the pulse repetition rate. This broad frequency comb can be used like a ruler to phase coherently measure large differences betwe...

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Published inConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2000). Technical Digest. Postconference Edition. TOPS Vol.39 (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37088) p. 197
Main Authors Holzwarch, R., Reichert, J., Udem, T., Hansch, T.W., Knight, J.C., Wadsworth, W.J., Russel, P.S.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2000
Subjects
Diodes
Frequency conversion
Optical frequency conversion
Optical pumping
Optimized production technology
Power generation
Power lasers
Radio frequency
Solid lasers
Ultrafast optics
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Summary:Summary form only given. The periodic pulse train emitted by a modelocked femtosecond laser can be viewed in the frequency domain as a comb of equidistant modes spaced by the pulse repetition rate. This broad frequency comb can be used like a ruler to phase coherently measure large differences between laser frequencies. With our Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser (pulselength 73 fs, Coherent Inc., model Mira 900) we have shown that the modes of the femtosecond frequency comb are distributed uniformly in frequency space within the experimental limit.
ISBN:1557526346
9781557526342
DOI:10.1109/CLEO.2000.906905