Title :
Fiber laser frequency combs and their control
Author :
Newbury, N.R. ; Washburn, B.R. ; Swann, William C. ; Nicholson, J.W. ; Feder, K. ; Westbrook, P.S.
Author_Institution :
National Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Fiber laser-based frequency combs can provide a comb of well defined spectral lines across the near-infrared, including the telecommunication band. We discuss these frequency combs with an emphasis on the mechanisms used to phase-lock the combs.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; frequency control; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical variables control; combs phase-lock; fiber laser frequency combs; spectral lines; telecommunication band; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527996
