Title :
Gigahertz femtosecond lasers for optical frequency metrology
Author_Institution :
Time & Frequency Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Femtosecond lasers with repetition rate around 1-GHz have several advantages for optical frequency metrology. A state-of-the-art review emphasizing the recent development of a 433-MHz Cr: forsterite laser and a 1-GHz continuum-generating Ti:sapphire oscillator is given.
Keywords :
chromium; frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; optical variables measurement; reviews; solid lasers; titanium; 1 GHz; 433 MHz; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Cr: forsterite laser; Mg/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/:Cr; continuum-generating Ti:sapphire oscillator; gigahertz femtosecond lasers; optical frequency metrology; state-of-the-art review; Atom optics; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Laser modes; Metrology; Mirrors; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Oscillators; 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.2003.1224325
