Title :
Laser power locking for improvement of carrier-envelope phase stability
Author :
Wang, He ; Li, Chengquan ; Tackett, Jason ; Mashiko, Hiroki ; Nakamura, Christopher M. ; Moon, Eric ; Chang, Zenghu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS
Abstract :
The pulse energy fluctuation of a kilohertz femtosecond laser was reduced from 1.33% RMS to 0.28% RMS, which improves the carrier-envelope phase stability from 500 mrad to 200 mrad.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser stability; carrier-envelope phase stability; femtosecond laser; laser power locking; pulse energy fluctuation; Fluctuations; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Power lasers; Power measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Voltage; (120.5050) Phase measurement; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9