Title :
First fully stabilized frequency comb from a SESAM-modelocked 1.5-µm solid-state oscillator
Author :
Stumpf, M.C. ; Pekarek, S. ; Oehler, A.E.H. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A diode-pumped 170-fs, 110-mW Er:Yb:glass-laser generates an octave-spanning supercontinuum without amplification in an optimized PM-HNLF. The CEO frequency is self-referenced and stabilized by feedback on the diode current. Cavity length control stabilizes the repetition rate.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; Er; SESAM-modelocked solid-state oscillator; Yb; cavity length control; diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass-laser; octave-spanning supercontinuum; power 110 mW; stabilized frequency comb; time 170 fs; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Solid state circuits; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
