Title :
Opto-optical modulation of an intra-cavity SESAM for low-noise CEO stabilization of a femtosecond laser
Author :
Hoffmann, Marco ; Schilt, Stephane ; Sudmeyer, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Lab. Temps-Frequence, Univ. de Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a CEO-stabilization technique based on optical feedback to an intra-cavity SESAM with significantly improved bandwidth compared to standard pump current control, enabling a CEO-locked Er:Yb:glass laser with ten times lower residual phase noise.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical glass; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; phase noise; solid lasers; ytterbium; CEO-locked Er:Yb:glass laser; SiO2:Er,Yb; carrier-envelope offset; intracavity SESAM; low-noise CEO stabilization; optical feedback; opto-optical modulation; residual phase noise; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Bandwidth; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Laser noise; Laser stability; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
