Open AccessCarrier-envelope phase control by a composite plate
Author(s) -
R. Ell,
Jonathan R. Birge,
Mohammad Araghchini,
Franz X. Kärtner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.005829
Subject(s) - carrier envelope phase , autocorrelator , optics , femtosecond , materials science , octave (electronics) , phase (matter) , interferometry , mode locking , envelope (radar) , laser , pulse (music) , physics , telecommunications , detector , radar , quantum mechanics , computer science
We demonstrate a new concept to vary the carrier-envelope phase of a mode-locked laser by a composite plate while keeping all other pulse parameters practically unaltered. The effect is verified externally in an interferometric autocorrelator, as well as inside the cavity of an octave-spanning femtosecond oscillator. The carrier-envelope frequency can be shifted by half the repetition rate with negligible impact on pulse spectrum and energy.