Title :
Mid-infrared 333-MHz frequency comb continuously tunable from 1.95 μm to 4.0 μm
Author :
Balskus, K. ; Zhang, Z. ; McCracken, R.A. ; Reid, D.T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Scottish Univ. Phys. Alliance, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Idler pulses from a 333-MHz femtosecond optical parametric oscillator were carrier-envelope-offset stabilized using a versatile locking technique which allowed the resulting comb to be tuned continuously over a range from 1.95 μm to 4.0 μm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical frequency combs; optical parametric oscillators; carrier-envelope-offset stabilizztion; femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; frequency 333 MHz; idler pulses; mid-infrared frequency comb; versatile locking technique; wavelength 1.95 mum to 4.0 mum; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Phase noise; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
