Stabilization and control of the carrier-envelope phase of high-power femtosecond laser pulses using the direct locking technique

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-112

  Imran, Tayyab ^a   Lee, Yong Soo ^a   Nam, Chang Hee ^a   Hong, Kyung Han ^b   Yu, Tae Jun ^b   Sung, Jae Hee ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE (CEP); DIRECT LOCKING LOOP; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETER; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33846140135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000104     Document Type: Article

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