Title :
Octave-spanning Raman comb stabilized to an optical frequency standard
Author :
Katsuragawa, M. ; Hong, F.-L. ; Suzuki, T. ; Arakawa, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Chem., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
Abstract :
It is shown that adiabatic manipulation of a Raman process allows us to produce an optical-frequency-comb from single-frequency lasers. The carrier-envelope-offset frequency of the generated octave-spanning Raman comb is stabilized to an optical-frequency-standard.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; multiwave mixing; Raman process; adiabatic manipulation; octave-spanning Raman comb; optical frequency standard; optical-frequency-comb; single-frequency lasers; Bandwidth; Frequency synthesizers; Laser stability; Laser theory; Light sources; Masers; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Ultrafast optics; (140.3518) Lasers, frequency modulated; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
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
