SYNCHRONIZATION OF A FEMTOSECOND MODELOCKED TI-SAPPHIRE LASER TO THE STANFORD SCA/FEL

被引:11
作者
STANLEY, RJ
SWENT, RL
SMITH, TI
机构
[1] Stanford Picosecond FEL Center, W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)00683-L
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have synchronized a modelocked ultrafast Ti:sapphire laser to the Stanford picosecond free electron laser (FEL) by frequency locking the lasers using a phase lock loop. The jitter between the infrared FEL and the near-ir Ti:sapphire laser has been obtained by optical cross correlation. Synchronization is typically better than 3 ps over periods of hours. We have implemented a drift correction scheme to remove long term temporal drift due to temperature changes during operation.
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