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Octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser with a repetition rate {greater than} 1 GHz for optical frequency measurements and comparisons

Published

Author(s)

Tara M. Fortier, A Bartels, Scott A. Diddams

Abstract

We demonstrate a self-referenced, octave-spanning modelocked Ti:sapphire laser with a tunable repetition rate (550 MHz – 1.3 GHz). We use the frequency comb output of the laser, without additional broadening in optical fiber, to stabilize the laser offset frequency and for measurements against atomic optical standards at 534 nm, 578 nm, 563 nm and 657 nm.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
31
Issue
7

Keywords

frequency comb, octave-spanning lasers, optical frequency comparison, optical frequency measurement, ultrafast lasers

Citation

Fortier, T. , Bartels, A. and Diddams, S. (2006), Octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser with a repetition rate {greater than} 1 GHz for optical frequency measurements and comparisons, Optics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50216 (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created April 1, 2006, Updated February 17, 2017