Title :
Using difference frequency generation to lock a CW visible laser to a fiber laser frequency comb
Author :
Mills, A.K. ; Chen, Yi Fei ; Jiang, Jie ; Madison, K. ; Jones, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of difference frequency generation to lock a visible CW Ti:sapphire laser to a femtosecond frequency comb spanning 1 to 2 mum generated by a fiber laser frequency comb.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; CW Ti:sapphire laser; difference frequency generation; fiber laser frequency comb; laser mode locking; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Ultrafast optics; (060.2320) Fiber optics and communications; (120.3930) Metrological Instrument; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
