Title :
A low-noise, octave-spanning optical frequency comb generated by a mode-locked fiber laser with an intracavity electro-optic modulator
Author :
Nakajima, Yoshiaki ; Inaba, Hajime ; Hosaka, Kazumoto ; Ihara, Atsushi ; Watabe, Ken-ichi ; Onae, Atsushi ; Minoshima, Kaoru ; Kawato, Sakae ; Kobayashi, Takao ; Katsuyama, Toshio ; Hong, Feng-Lei
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fast control of an octave-spanning fiber-based frequency comb with an intracavity electro-optic modulator. The servo bandwidth of both repetition and carrier-envelope offset frequency is greater than 200 kHz.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical frequency conversion; intracavity electro-optic modulator; laser noise; mode-locked fiber laser; octave-spanning; optical frequency comb generation; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Servomechanisms; (120.3940) Metrology; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
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
