Title :
A low-threshold self-referenced Ti:sapphire optical frequency comb
Author :
Kirchner, M.S. ; Fortier, T.M. ; Bartels, A. ; Diddams, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We demonstrate an octave-spanning, self-referenced optical frequency comb produced with a high repetition rate (frep=575 MHz) femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser that requires less that 1 W of 532 nm pump power.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical pumping; ring lasers; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; femtosecond laser frequency comb; frequency 575 MHz; mode-locking threshold; octave-spanning continuum; pump power; repetition rate; self-referenced optical frequency comb; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628212