Carrier-envelope phase stabilization of an Er:Yb:glass laser via feed-forward technique

Few-cycle pulsed laser technology highlights the need for control and stabilization of the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) for applications requiring shot-to-shot timing and phase consistency. This general requirement has been achieved successfully in a number of free space and fiber lasers via feedbac...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2020-10
Main Authors: Lemons, Randy, Liu, Wei, Fernandez De Fuentes, Irene, Droste, Stefan, Steinmeyer, GÜnter, Durfee, Charles G, Carbajo, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control theory
Erbium
Fiber lasers
Glass lasers
Lasers
Pulsed lasers
Shot
Stabilization
Timing jitter
Vibration
Ytterbium
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Summary:Few-cycle pulsed laser technology highlights the need for control and stabilization of the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) for applications requiring shot-to-shot timing and phase consistency. This general requirement has been achieved successfully in a number of free space and fiber lasers via feedback and feed-forward methods. Expanding upon existing results, we demonstrate CEP stabilization through the feed-forward method applied to a SESAM mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser at 1.55 um with a measured ultralow timing jitter of 2.9 as (1 Hz - 3 MHz) and long-term stabilization over a duration of eight hours. Single-digit attosecond stabilization at telecom wavelengths opens a new direction in applications requiring ultra-stable frequency and time precision such as high-resolution spectroscopy and fiber timing networks.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1908.09636