Title :
Optical frequency metrology using spectrally tailored continuum from a nonlinear fiber grating
Author :
Kim, K. ; Washburn, B.R. ; Oates, C.W. ; Hollberg, L. ; Newbury, N.R. ; Diddams, S.A. ; Westbrook, P.S. ; Nicholson, J.W. ; Feder, K.S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report the significant enhancement (-24 dB) of the optical beat note between a 657-nm CW laser and the tailored continuum generated with a nonlinear fiber Bragg grating. The same continuum is used to stabilize the offset frequency of a Cr:forsterite femtosecond laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chromium; fibre lasers; laser frequency stability; optical frequency conversion; supercontinuum generation; CW laser; femtosecond laser; nonlinear fiber Bragg grating; offset frequency; optical frequency metrology; spectrally tailored continuum; Atom optics; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Metrology; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528028
