title: Stabilized frequency comb with a self-referenced femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser.
abstract: A frequency comb is generated with a Cr:forsterite femtosecond laser, spectrally broadened through a highly nonlinear optical fiber to span from 1.0 to 2.2 ,m, and stabilized using the f-to-2f self-referencing technique. The repetition rate and the carrier-envelope offset frequency are stabilized to a hydrogen maser, calibrated by a cesium atomic fountain clock. Simultaneous frequency measurement of a 657-nm cw laser by use of the stabilized frequency combs from this Cr:forsterite system and a Ti:sapphire laser agree at the 10(-13) level. The frequency noise of the comb components is observed at 1064, 1314, and 1550 nm by comparing the measured beat frequencies between cw lasers and the supercontinuum frequency combs.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA. kskim@boulder.nist.gov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B R
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authors.lastname: Washburn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilpers
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Oates
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authors.lastname: Hollberg
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authors.lastname: Newbury
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authors.lastname: Diddams
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authors.lastname: Nicholson
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authors.lastname: Yan