Title :
Subterahertz primary radiation source with ultra narrow spectrum: New application of femtosecond laser comb
Author :
Tretyakov, Mikhail Yu ; Bodrov, Sergey B. ; Shkaev, Alexander P. ; Kiselev, Alexander M. ; Andrianov, Aleksey V. ; Makarov, Dmitriy S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
The frequency of a primary subterahertz oscillator has been stabilized by phase lock with one of the component of the terahertz frequency comb produced by femtosecond laser pulses. Stabilization allows to reach radiation spectrum with very low phase noise and less than 10 Hz bandwidth.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; femtosecond laser comb; femtosecond laser pulses; phase lock; subterahertz primary radiation source; ultra narrow spectrum; Laser stability; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Schottky diodes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612424