Fast Control of the Carrier-Envelope Offset Frequency in a Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb by using the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Electro-Optic Modulators

DING Yongjin; CAO Shiying; SONG Wenxia; ZHU Lin; MENG Fei; LIN Baike; WANG Qiang; LIN Yige; FANG Zhanjun

doi:10.12338/j.issn.2096-9015.2020.9058

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DING Yongjin, CAO Shiying, SONG Wenxia, ZHU Lin, MENG Fei, LIN Baike, WANG Qiang, LIN Yige, FANG Zhanjun. Fast Control of the Carrier-Envelope Offset Frequency in a Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb by using the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Electro-Optic Modulators[J]. Metrology Science and Technology, 2021, 65(6): 19-24. doi: 10.12338/j.issn.2096-9015.2020.9058

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DING Yongjin, CAO Shiying, SONG Wenxia, ZHU Lin, MENG Fei, LIN Baike, WANG Qiang, LIN Yige, FANG Zhanjun. Fast Control of the Carrier-Envelope Offset Frequency in a Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb by using the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Electro-Optic Modulators[J]. Metrology Science and Technology, 2021, 65(6): 19-24. doi: 10.12338/j.issn.2096-9015.2020.9058

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DING Yongjin, CAO Shiying, SONG Wenxia, ZHU Lin, MENG Fei, LIN Baike, WANG Qiang, LIN Yige, FANG Zhanjun. Fast Control of the Carrier-Envelope Offset Frequency in a Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb by using the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Electro-Optic Modulators[J]. Metrology Science and Technology, 2021, 65(6): 19-24. doi: 10.12338/j.issn.2096-9015.2020.9058

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Fast Control of the Carrier-Envelope Offset Frequency in a Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb by using the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Electro-Optic Modulators

doi: 10.12338/j.issn.2096-9015.2020.9058

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National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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Tsinghua University, Beijing 100085, China

Available Online: 2021-05-07
Publish Date: 2021-07-08

Abstract

Abstract

We introduce the technique of narrow-linewidth optical frequency combs. A method based on the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with electro-optic modulators was demonstrated to be able to fast control the carrier-envelope offset frequency. A relevant theoretical analysis and simulation were carried out. An experimental frequency comb based on the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with electro-optic modulators was built in our lab. An ultra-stable laser with the linewidth of about 1 Hz was employed to beat with the comb to verify the capability of the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. A carrier-envelope offset frequency shift of about 8.2 MHz was achieved. This method provides a technical solution for narrow-linewidth optical frequency combs.

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