C2H2 absolutely optical frequency-stabilized and 40 GHz repetition-rate-stabilized, regeneratively mode-locked picosecond erbium fiber laser at 1.53 µm

Author

Nakazawa, Masataka ; Yoshida, Masato ; Kasai, Keisuke

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The optical frequency and repetition-rate of a regeneratively mode-locked picosecond fiber laser was simultaneously stabilized to a 1.5-mum C₂H₂ absorption line and a 40-GHz synthesizer, respectively. The optical frequency stability reached 2times10^-11 for tau=10~100 s.

Keywords

erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; organic compounds; absorption line; frequency 40 GHz; mode locked laser; optical frequency stability; picosecond erbium fiber laser; synthesizer; wavelength 1.53 mum; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Pump lasers; (140.3425) Laser stabilization; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224610