Frequency and phase stabilization of femtosecond light pulses to a Fabry-Perot reference cavity

Author

Jones, R.J. ; Diels, J.-C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

12-12 May 2000

Firstpage

110

Abstract

Summary form only given. Ultrashort pulse laser systems are finding increasing application in optical frequency metrology and nonlinear optics which require precise control over the pulse frequency and phase. We show the stabilization of the frequency, phase and repetition rate of an ultrashort pulse train to a Fabry-Perot reference cavity using a unique combination of actuators allowing for sufficient bandwidth to stabilize the laser against fluctuations in both the cavity length and dispersion.

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; Fabry-Perot reference cavity; cavity length; femtosecond light pulses; fluctuations; frequency stabilization; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical frequency metrology; phase stabilization; precise control; pulse frequency; repetition rate; ultrashort pulse laser systems; ultrashort pulse train; Actuators; Control systems; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Metrology; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

1094-5695

Print_ISBN

1-55752-608-7

Type

conf

Filename

901720