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Precision stabilization of femtosecond lasers to high-finesse optical cavities

R. Jason Jones, Isabell Thomann, and Jun Ye
Phys. Rev. A 69, 051803(R) – Published 18 May 2004

Abstract

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 300Hz and 5×1014 at 1 s averaging time, both limited by the reference cw laser.

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  • Received 21 January 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.051803

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

R. Jason Jones*, Isabell Thomann, and Jun Ye

  • JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440

  • *Electronic address: rjjones@jilau1.colorado.edu

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Vol. 69, Iss. 5 — May 2004

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