Title :
Coherent synthesis of 3.7 fs pulses with independent, ultrafast lasers for single-cycle pulse generation
Author :
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Putnam, William P. ; Sell, Alexander ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report the synthesis of a 3.7 fs, ultrafast optical pulse train centered at 1000 nm and 78 MHz repetition rate, through active synchronization of independent ultrafast lasers, for single-cycle pulse generation.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; synchronisation; active synchronization; coherent pulse synthesis; frequency 78 MHz; independent ultrafast lasers; single cycle pulse generation; time 3.7 fs; wavelength 1000 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
