Title :
Few-femtosecond synchronization between a few-MHz Ti:Sapphire laser and a multi-GHz microwave signal
Author :
Jungwon Kim ; Walbran, Matthew ; Gliserin, Alexander ; Kwangyun Jung ; Baum, Peter
Author_Institution :
Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We show 3.7-fs (rms) synchronization between a 5-MHz, 0.5-μJ Ti:sapphire laser and a 6.2-GHz microwave signal [integration bandwidth: 1 Hz-2.5 MHz]. This result may help advancing pump-probe imaging in free-electron lasers or ultrafast electron diffraction.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; sapphire; solid lasers; synchronisation; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; energy 0.5 muJ; few-MHz Ti:sapphire laser; few-femtosecond synchronization; free-electron lasers; frequency 1 Hz to 2.5 MHz; frequency 5 MHz; frequency 6.2 GHz; integration bandwidth; multiGHz microwave signal; pump-probe imaging; time 3.7 fs; ultrafast electron diffraction; Masers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave filters; Microwave oscillators; Optical pulses; Synchronization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
