Frequency stability of a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator frequency comb

被引：20

作者：

Ferreiro, Teresa I. ^{[1
]}

Sun, Jinghua ^{[1
]}

Reid, Derryck T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, SUPA, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2011年 / 19卷 / 24期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

LASER; OFFSET; NOISE;

D O I：

10.1364/OE.19.024159

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Carrier-envelope-offset (CEO) and pulse-repetition frequencies of a Ti:sapphire-pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator were locked to uncertainties of 0.09 Hz and 0.16 mHz respectively, with the CEO beat signal linewidth being stabilized to 15 Hz (instrument limited). In-loop phase-noise power spectral density measurements showed a contribution of our servo electronics to the comb-line frequency uncertainty of up to 110 Hz. Complementary time-series data implied an in-loop comb instability of 2 x 10(-11) (1-s gate time), matching the Rb-stabilized reference used and verifying that dual servo-control of the CEO and repetition frequencies was effective in stabilizing the comb to at least this precision. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：24159 / 24164

页数：6

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