Title :
Octave-spanning fiber laser comb with 300 MHz Comb spacing for optical frequency metrology
Author :
Peng, Jin-Long ; Liu, Tze-An ; Shu, Ren-Huei
Author_Institution :
Center for Measuremnt Stand., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A passively mode-locked Er-fiber laser via nonlinear polarization rotation with fundamental repetition rate of 300 MHz is demonstrated. Frequency stabilization of the spectrum-broadened, octave-spanning laser comb and application to optical frequency measurement is reported.
Keywords :
erbium; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical fibre polarisation; optical variables measurement; Jk:Er; comb spacing; frequency stabilization; nonlinear polarization rotation; octave-spanning fiber laser comb; optical frequency measurement; passively mode-locked Er-fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency measurement; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Metrology; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics; (120.3930) Metrological Instrumentation; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
