Title :
Optical frequency measurement by a one-octave optical frequency comb generated by an ultra-fast mode-locked laser and a photonic-crystal fiber
Author :
Sugiyama, K. ; Onae, A. ; Feng-Lei Hong ; Slyusarev, S.N. ; Ikegami, T. ; Ishikawa, J. ; Minoshima, K. ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu ; Knight, J.C. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Russell, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a direct comparison between microwave and optical frequencies by an ultra-fast mode-locked laser comb broadened with a photonic-crystal fiber. Control of the comb frequency to improve the measurement precision is presented.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; measurement errors; optical fibres; photonic band gap; sapphire; solid lasers; spectral analysis; spectral line broadening; titanium; Ti:sapphire lasers; measurement precision; microwave frequencies; one-octave optical frequency comb generation; optical frequencies; optical frequency measurement; photonic-crystal fiber; ultra-fast mode-locked laser; ultra-fast mode-locked laser comb broadening; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967998
