Title |
Phase-Coherent Optical Pulse Synthesis from Separate Femtosecond Lasers
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Published in |
Science, August 2001
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DOI | 10.1126/science.1061754 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Robert K. Shelton, Long-Sheng Ma, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, John L. Hall, Jun Ye |
Abstract |
We generated a coherently synthesized optical pulse from two independent mode-locked femtosecond lasers, providing a route to extend the coherent bandwidth available for ultrafast science. The two separate lasers (one centered at 760 nanometers wavelength, the other at 810 nanometers) are tightly synchronized and phase-locked. Coherence between the two lasers is demonstrated via spectral interferometry and second-order field cross-correlation. Measurements reveal a coherently synthesized pulse that has a temporally narrower second-order autocorrelation width and that exhibits a larger amplitude than the individual laser outputs. This work represents a new and flexible approach to the synthesis of coherent light. |
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