Title :
Direct frequency comb generation from an octave spanning prismless Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Matos, L. ; Kuzucu, O. ; Schibli, T.R. ; Fujimoto, J.G. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Kaertner, F.X. ; Scheuer, V. ; Angelow, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
An octave spanning prismless Ti:sapphire laser is demonstrated. The octave is reached at 20 dB below the average power level. A highly stable carrier-envelope beat note with 30 dB signal to noise in a 100 kHz detection bandwidth is observed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; carrier-envelope beat note; detection bandwidth; frequency comb generation; octave spanning prismless Ti:sapphire laser; Delay; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical harmonic generation; Optical noise; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
