Title :
Optical frequency measurements in the far- and mid-infrared range
Author :
Gaal, P. ; Raschke, M.B. ; Reimann, K. ; Woerner, M.
Author_Institution :
Max-Bom-lnst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. & Kurzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
Abstract :
Optical frequencies in the mid- and far-infrared spectral range are directly measured by electro-optic sampling with a femtosecond oscillator. This technique is demonstrated for the case of a cw CO2 laser.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; optical variables measurement; electrooptic sampling; far-infrared spectral range; femtosecond oscillator; midinfrared spectral range; optical frequency measurements; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Frequency synchronization; Laser noise; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452555