Precision stabilization of femtosecond lasers to high-finesse optical cavities

We report on direct stabilization of a femtosecond laser by a high-finesse passive optical cavity. Detailed comparison of two distinct stabilization schemes leads to new understanding of the optimum conditions for cavity stabilization and limitations on the ability to transfer the frequency stabilit...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2004-05, Vol.69 (5), Article 051803
Main Authors: Jason Jones, R., Thomann, Isabell, Ye, Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCURACY
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CAVITY RESONATORS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
LASER CAVITIES
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
STABILITY
STABILIZATION
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Summary:We report on direct stabilization of a femtosecond laser by a high-finesse passive optical cavity. Detailed comparison of two distinct stabilization schemes leads to new understanding of the optimum conditions for cavity stabilization and limitations on the ability to transfer the frequency stability of the cavity to the microwave domain. The stability of the frequency comb is explored in both the optical and the radio frequency domain. With an independent, stable cw laser, we verify that the linewidth and stability of the optical comb components, respectively, reach below 300 Hz and 5x10{sup -14} at 1 s averaging time, both limited by the reference cw laser.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.69.051803