Title :
Bigger and better: the critical role of self-phase modulation in ultraprecise optical frequency combs
Author :
Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Time and Frequency Division MS 847, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Abstract :
Self-phase modulation (SPM) is crucial to the production and expansion of optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers. I will review how SPM makes bigger and better frequency combs and discuss some of their applications.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Frequency synchronization; Laser mode locking; Metrology; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431344
