Title :
Frequency and wavelength standards based on gas filled HC-PBFs
Author :
Petersen, Jan C. ; Hald, Jan
Author_Institution :
Danish Fundamental Metrol. Ltd., Lyngby
Abstract :
We demonstrate the observation of saturated absorption in several molecules in HC-PBFs. Characteristics of these molecular reference lines are discussed and the locking of fiber lasers to the molecular absorption lines is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical saturable absorption; photonic crystals; gas-filled hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers; molecular absorption lines; molecular reference lines; saturated absorption; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency modulation; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; (060.5295) Photonic crystal fibers; (120.4800) Optical standards and testing; (300.6460) Saturation spectroscopy;
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
