title: Scheme for independently stabilizing the repetition rate and optical frequency of a laser using a regenerative mode-locking technique.
abstract: We have succeeded in achieving independent control of the repetition rate and optical frequency of a pulse laser by employing a regenerative mode-locking technique. By adopting a voltage-controlled microwave phase shifter or an optical delay line in a regenerative feedback loop we can control the repetition rate of the laser without directly disturbing the optical frequencies. We experimentally show how this independent control can be realized by employing a 40 GHz harmonically and regeneratively mode-locked fiber laser.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 980-8577, Japan. nakazawa@riec.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida