Title :
Timing stabilization of the 1-kHz femtosecond pulses with active control by means of the spectral-resolved upconversion
Author :
Miura, T. ; Takasago, K. ; Endo, A. ; Torizuka, K. ; Kannari, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We modified a cross-correlation technique for the timing error detection of the amplified pulses. By actively controlling the amplifier cavity length, we reduced the RMS timing jitter of the regenerative amplifier into the sub-femtosecond range.
Keywords :
error detection; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; laser variables measurement; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse generation; pulse measurement; timing jitter; Kerr lens mode-locked laser; X-ray pulse generation; active control; amplified pulses; amplifier cavity length; chirped-pulse-amplification; cross-correlation technique; differential signal; femtosecond pulses; optical frequency mixing; real-time monitoring; regenerative amplifier; spectral-resolved upconversion; subfemtosecond range; timing error detection; timing jitter; timing stabilization; Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Timing jitter; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971063
