Abstract
Numerous applications exist for simple, compact and portable frequency-combs, potentially benefitting user communities in high-resolution spectroscopy, astrophotonics, optical frequency metrology, precision distance metrology, coherent spectroscopy, time and frequency transmission, and arbitrary optical / electrical waveform synthesis. In this context, simple and compact combs are needed which can be readily integrated into a larger instrument or system, as illustrated by the increasing use of combs at astronomical observatories [1]. Although frequency combs from fibre oscillators have achieved sub-mHz linewidth [2] – a performance level similar to solid-state lasers – their output power, wavelength tunability and mode-spacing are still limited. For these reasons, Ti:sapphire combs based on an emerging class of low-noise miniature 532-nm lasers present a competitive alternative to fibre systems. As a precursor to a full comb system, we report here the demonstration of an extremely simple carrier-envelope-phase (CEP) stabilized Ti:sapphire laser, which occupies a footprint of only 300 × 550 mm, including CEP-stabilization hardware.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
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