Collinear interferometer with variable delay for carrier-envelope offset frequency measurement

Journal Article · Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3197404· OSTI ID:22051011

Pawlowska, Monika; Ozimek, Filip; Fita, Piotr; Radzewicz, Czeslaw ^[1]

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1. Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Hoza 69, 00-681 Warsaw (Poland)

We demonstrate a novel scheme for measuring the carrier-envelope offset frequency in a femtosecond optical frequency comb. Our method is based on a common-path interferometer with a calcite Babinet-Soleil compensator employed to control the delay between the two interfering beams of pulses. The large delay range (up to 8 ps) of our device is sufficient for systems that rely on spectral broadening in microstructured fibers. We show an experimental proof that the stability of a common-path arrangement is superior to that of the standard interferometers.

• OSTI ID: 22051011
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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