Frequency metrology with a turnkey all-fiber system
Top Cited Papers
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 29 (21) , 2467-2469
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.29.002467
Abstract
The repetition rate and carrier-envelope phase offset frequencies of a turnkey, all-fiber-based continuum generator were phase locked to a hydrogen maser. The frequency of the hydrogen maser was calibrated with a highly stable cesium atomic clock, and therefore a fully phase-locked optical frequency comb with well-defined absolute frequencies was obtained. In contrast with the commonly used Ti:sapphire-laser-based systems, we have accomplished a fully turnkey system with no user-adjustable parts. To evaluate the performance of this novel system, we performed absolute frequency measurements in the telecommunications region and at 1064 nm and compared them with our traditional Ti:sapphire-based comb.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Frequency reproducibility of an iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser at 532 nmOptics Communications, 2004
- Phase-locked, erbium-fiber-laser-based frequency comb in the near infraredOptics Letters, 2004
- Absolute frequency measurement of an acetylene-stabilized laser at 1542 nmOptics Letters, 2003
- Broad-spectrum frequency comb generation and carrier-envelope offset frequency measurement by second-harmonic generation of a mode-locked fiber laserOptics Letters, 2003
- Pulsed and continuous-wave supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear, dispersion-shifted fibersApplied Physics B Laser and Optics, 2003
- Amplified femtosecond pulses from an Er:fiber system: Nonlinear pulse shortening and selfreferencing detection of the carrier-envelope phase evolutionOptics Express, 2003
- Fundamental Noise Limitations to Supercontinuum Generation in Microstructure FiberPhysical Review Letters, 2003
- Carrier-Envelope Phase Control of Femtosecond Mode-Locked Lasers and Direct Optical Frequency SynthesisScience, 2000
- Absolute Optical Frequency Measurement of the CesiumLine with a Mode-Locked LaserPhysical Review Letters, 1999
- Femtosecond fibre laserElectronics Letters, 1990