• DocumentCode
    2229792
  • Title

    Using difference frequency generation to lock a CW visible laser to a fiber laser frequency comb

  • Author

    Mills, A.K. ; Chen, Yi Fei ; Jiang, Jie ; Madison, K. ; Jones, David J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the use of difference frequency generation to lock a visible CW Ti:sapphire laser to a femtosecond frequency comb spanning 1 to 2 mum generated by a fiber laser frequency comb.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; CW Ti:sapphire laser; difference frequency generation; fiber laser frequency comb; laser mode locking; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Ultrafast optics; (060.2320) Fiber optics and communications; (120.3930) Metrological Instrument; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571188