Title :
High-efficiency carrier-envelope offset locking in a 2f-to-3f self-referencing interferometer with a dual-pitch PPLN ridge waveguide
Author :
Hitachi, K. ; Ishizawa, A. ; Nishikawa, T. ; Asobe, M. ; Sogawa, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We generated second- (third-) harmonic light with high efficiency with a single- (dual-) pitch periodically poled lithium niobate ridge waveguide, and locked the carrier-envelope offset frequency at a telecommunications wavelength with a 2f-to-3f self-referencing interferometer.
Keywords :
light interferometers; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; 2f-to-3f self-referencing interferometer; LiNbO3; carrier-envelope offset frequency; dual-pitch PPLN ridge waveguide; dual-pitch periodically poled lithium niobate ridge waveguide; high-efficiency carrier-envelope offset locking; second-harmonic light generation; single-pitch periodically poled lithium niobate ridge waveguide; telecommunication wavelength; third-harmonic light generation; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
