Title :
Femtosecond metrology
Author :
Holzwarth, T.U.R. ; Zimmermann, M. ; Gohle, C. ; Hansch, Theodor W.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Possibilities of frequency combs generated by femtosecond lasers in high precision spectroscopy on atomic hydrogen was explored at the 10/sup -14/ level. Fundamental tests of the fs frequency comb technique were done. Further applications arise in the time domain where the phase between the carrier and the envelope of a pulse can now be determined, allowing the production of isolated XUV attosecond pulses.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; atomic hydrogen spectroscopy; carrier envelope phase; femtosecond lasers; femtosecond metrology; frequency combs; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Metrology; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224323
