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Opt Lett. 2004 Feb 01;29(3):250-2. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.000250.

Phase-locked, erbium-fiber-laser-based frequency comb in the near infrared.

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Brian R Washburn, Scott A Diddams, Nathan R Newbury, Jeffrey W Nicholson, Man F Yan, Carsten G Jørgensen

Affiliations

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 14759041 DOI: 10.1364/ol.29.000250

Abstract

A phase-locked frequency comb in the near infrared is demonstrated with a mode-locked, erbium-doped, fiber laser whose output is amplified and spectrally broadened in dispersion-flattened, highly nonlinear optical fiber to span from 1100 to >2200 nm. The supercontinuum output comprises a frequency comb with a spacing set by the laser repetition rate and an offset by the carrier-envelope offset frequency, which is detected with the standard f-to-2f heterodyne technique. The comb spacing and offset frequency are phase locked to a stable rf signal with a fiber stretcher in the laser cavity and by control of the pump laser power, respectively. This infrared comb permits frequency metrology experiments in the near infrared in a compact, fiber-laser-based system.

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