Title :
Frequency dependence of the fixed point in a fluctuating frequency comb
Author :
Walker, D.R. ; Udem, Th ; Gohle, Ch ; Stein, B. ; Hansch, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching
Abstract :
Modulating the pump power of a mode-locked laser causes the frequency comb to expand and contract about a fixed point in frequency. We report the first measurement of this fixed point in a tunable laser.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; laser mode locking; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical modulation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire Kerr-lens laser; fluctuating femtosecond frequency comb; modulation frequency; optical frequency metrology; pump power modulation; tunable mode-locked laser; Frequency dependence; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Phase locked loops; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; (120.3930) Metrological instrumentation; (190.3270) Kerr effect;
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
