Ultrasensitive phase measurements with femtosecond ring lasers

Briggs W. Atherton; Scott A. Diddams; Jean-Claude M. Diels

doi:10.1117/12.206426

10 April 1995 Ultrasensitive phase measurements with femtosecond ring lasers

Briggs W. Atherton, Scott A. Diddams, Jean-Claude M. Diels

Proceedings Volume 2377, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses II; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206426
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The decoupling of the counterpropagating pulses in a passively mode-locked ring laser makes possible the measurement of non-reciprocal phase differences of 10^-6 and index differences of 10^-10, with temporal resolution in the femtosecond range (limited by the pulse width). Active stabilization increases this sensitivity by three orders of magnitude. Applications are found in the measurement of fast electrical transients and small magnetic field splittings.

Citation Download Citation

Briggs W. Atherton, Scott A. Diddams, and Jean-Claude M. Diels "Ultrasensitive phase measurements with femtosecond ring lasers", Proc. SPIE 2377, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses II, (10 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206426

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available