Title :
Relative carrier-envelope-offset phase control between independent femtosecond light sources
Author :
Kobayashi, Yohei ; Wei, Zhiyi ; Kakehata, Masayuki ; Takada, Hideyuki ; Torizuka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Japan
Abstract :
The authors studied the measurement and control of relative carrier-envelope-offset phases among femtosecond light pulses whose optical frequencies have a subharmonic relation. They report the fluctuation dynamics of the phases and their control of two types of passive pulse-timing synchronized systems: passively synchronized mode-locked Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers and a femtosecond subharmonic optical parametric oscillator. These techniques will facilitate Fourier synthesizing among subharmonic pulses in order to realize subfemtosecond pulse-train generation in the visible and infrared regions.
Keywords :
chromium; laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; solid lasers; synchronisation; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Cr:forsterite lasers; Fourier synthesis; Mg2SiO4:Cr; Ti:sapphire lasers; femtosecond light pulses; fluctuation dynamics; high-order harmonics generation; independent femtosecond light sources; mode-locked lasers; optical frequency comb; optical parametric oscillator; passive pulse-timing synchronized systems; relative carrier-envelope-offset phase control; subfemtosecond pulse-train generation; subharmonic relation; ultrashort lasers; Frequency synchronization; Light sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical variables control; Phase control; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2003.819106
