DocumentCode
2816931
Title
Calculation of the quantum-limited comb lineshape for a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser
Author
Willits, John T. ; Wahlstrand, Jared K. ; Cundiff, Steven T. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution
JILA, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
fYear
2008
fDate
19-21 May 2008
Firstpage
455
Lastpage
460
Abstract
We have calculated the spontaneous emission limited lineshape of the comb lines from a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser using experimentally-derived parameters for the linear response. The lineshape has contributions from the dynamic response of the laser. Our results allow us to determine the fundamental limitation due to spontaneous emission on the uncertainty of frequency measurements using femtosecond frequency combs, when the effects of feedback and the frequency measurement equipment are properly taken into account.
Keywords
frequency measurement; measurement by laser beam; solid lasers; femtosecond frequency combs; frequency measurements uncertainty; laser dynamic response; mode-locked sapphire laser; quantum-limited comb lineshape; spontaneous emission limited lineshape; Frequency measurement; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
1075-6787
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1794-0
Electronic_ISBN
1075-6787
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FREQ.2008.4623039
Filename
4623039
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