Title :
A 12.5 GHz-spaced optical frequency comb spanning >400 nm for astronomical spectrograph calibration
Author :
Quinlan, Franklyn ; Ycas, Gabe ; Osterman, Steve ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A 12.5 GHz-spaced optical frequency comb spanning 1380 nm to 1820 nm is generated via filtering and nonlinearly broadening a 250 MHz-spaced comb. Sidemode suppression from 1380 nm to 1630 nm has been measured.
Keywords :
astronomical spectra; astronomical techniques; infrared spectroscopy; optical filters; astronomical spectrograph calibration; filtering; nonlinear broadening; optical frequency comb; sidemode suppression; wavelength 1380 nm to 1820 nm; Atom optics; Calibration; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
