Title :
Dual-comb modelocked lasers
Author :
Link, S.M. ; Klenner, A. ; Mangold, M. ; Golling, M. ; Tilma, B.W. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present the first semiconductor disk laser simultaneously emitting two gigahertz modelocked pulse trains. This simply allows to establish a link from the optical domain to a microwave frequency comb. The relative carrier-envelope-offset frequency can be accessed directly.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; microwave photonics; semiconductor lasers; dual-comb modelocked lasers; gigahertz modelocked pulse trains; microwave frequency comb; optical domain; relative carrier-envelope-offset frequency; semiconductor disk laser; Cavity resonators; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Microwave measurement; Optical polarization; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA