Optical Frequency Comb Generation based on Erbium Fiber Lasers

Nanophotonics

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Stefan Droste¹  Gabriel Ycas¹  Brian R. Washburn²  Ian Coddington¹  Nathan R. Newbury¹ 

[1]National Institute of Standards and Technology

[2]Department of Physics, Kansas State University

关键词: optical frequency comb;    fiber lasers;    ultrafast optics;    photonics;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nanoph-2016-0019

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Optical frequency combs have revolutionized optical frequency metrology and are being actively investigated in a number of applications outside of pure optical frequency metrology. For reasons of cost, robustness, performance, and flexibility, the erbium fiber laser frequency comb has emerged as the most commonly used frequency comb system and many different designs of erbium fiber frequency combs have been demonstrated. We review the different approaches taken in the design of erbium fiber frequency combs, including the major building blocks of the underlying mode-locked laser, amplifier, supercontinuum generation and actuators for stabilization of the frequency comb.

【 授权许可】

CC BY