Title :
Octave-spanning lasers and single-cycle pulse synthesis
Author :
Kaertner, F.X. ; Schibli, T.R. ; Kuzucu, O. ; Kim, J. ; Matos, L. ; Fujimoto, J.G. ; Ippen, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
An octave-spanning, prism-less Ti:sapphire laser is demonstrated based on double-chirped mirror pairs. The Ti:sapphire laser synchronized to a 30 fs Cr:forsterite laser using balanced cross-correlation. A residual timing jitter of a tenth of an optical cycle, i.e. 300 attoseconds is achieved.
Keywords :
chromium; laser mirrors; optical correlation; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; synchronisation; timing jitter; titanium; 30 fs; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Cr:forsterite laser; Mg/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/:Cr; Ti:sapphire laser; balanced cross-correlation; double-chirped mirror pairs; octave-spanning lasers; single-cycle pulse synthesis; synchronization; timing jitter; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224327
