Long-term measurement of optical frequencies using a simple, robust and low-noise fiber based frequency comb

Hajime Inaba; Yuta Daimon; Feng Lei Hong; Atsushi Onae; Kaoru Minoshima; Thomas R. Schibli; Hirokazu Matsumoto; Masaaki Hirano; Toshiaki Okuno; Masashi Onishi; Masataka Nakazawa

doi:10.1364/OE.14.005223

Long-term measurement of optical frequencies using a simple, robust and low-noise fiber based frequency comb

Hajime Inaba, Yuta Daimon, Feng Lei Hong, Atsushi Onae, Kaoru Minoshima, Thomas R. Schibli, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Masaaki Hirano, Toshiaki Okuno, Masashi Onishi, Masataka Nakazawa

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We have developed a fiber-based frequency comb system consisting of a simple mode-locked fiber laser and a backward pumping amplifier combined with a highly nonlinear fiber with a short zero-dispersion wavelength. As a result, the signal to noise ratio of the obtained carrier-envelope-offset frequency beat is larger than 45 dB at a bandwidth of 100 kHz. Furthermore, we have succeeded in measuring the optical frequencies of a 1542-nm acetylene-stabilized laser and a 532-nm iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser continuously for more than one week using the fiber-based comb system. The long-term measurement revealed that the frequency stability of the iodine-stabilized laser was 5.7 × 10 ^-15 with 100 000 s averaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5223-5231
Number of pages	9
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	14
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.005223
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Long-term measurement of optical frequencies using a simple, robust and low-noise fiber based frequency comb

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