Towards attosecond synchronization of remote mode-locked lasers using stabilized transmission of optical comb frequencies

Author: Wilcox R.B.   Byrd J.M.   Doolittle L.R.   Holzwarth R.   Huang G.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1362-3044

Source: Journal of Modern Optics, Vol.58, Iss.16, 2011-09, pp. : 1460-1468

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Abstract

We propose a method of synchronizing mode-locked lasers separated by hundreds of meters with the possibility of achieving sub-fs performance by locking the phases of corresponding lines in the optical comb spectrum. The optical phase from one comb line is transmitted to the remote laser over an interferometrically stabilized link by locking a single frequency laser to a comb line with high phase stability. We describe how these elements are integrated into a complete system and estimate the potential performance.