Significant carrier envelope offset frequency linewidth narrowing in a prism-based Cr:forsterite frequency comb

Author

Tillman, Karl A. ; Thapa, Rajesh ; Washburn, Brian R. ; Corwin, Kristan L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report a dramatic reduction in the linewidth of the carrier envelope offset frequency of a frequency comb generated by a femtosecond prism-based Cr:forsterite laser due to changes in the wavelength-dependent intracavity loss.

Keywords

chromium; frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser variables measurement; magnesium compounds; optical losses; optical prisms; solid lasers; spectral line narrowing; Mg₂SiO₄:Cr; carrier envelope offset frequency linewidth narrowing mechanism; femtosecond prism-based chromium:forsterite laser; frequency comb generation; wavelength-dependent intracavity loss; Frequency response; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement; 120.3930 (Metrological instrumentation); 140.3580 (Lasers, solid state); 320.7090 (Ultrafast lasers);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

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

Type

conf

Filename

4571843