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We demonstrated a novel scheme for scanning the absolute frequencies of a femtosecond Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser with the repetition rate unaffected, where the carrier-envelop phase of the pulse was controlled by slightly shifting pump beam and the repetition rate was phase locked to a stable radio-frequency oscillator. Since it was the first time to stabilize the frequency of a mode-locked laser by referring directly to the frequency of cesium two-photon-transition (TPT) stabilized diode laser, we evaluated the frequency instability and the frequency accuracy that showed the characteristic of being a comb laser. The feature of the comb laser in this report will be significant for multi-photon spectroscopy where the frequency difference between comb lines plays a key role.
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Cheng, WY., Wu, TH., Huang, SW. et al. Stabilizing the frequency of femtosecond Ti:sapphire comb laser by a novel scheme. Appl. Phys. B 92, 13–18 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3058-7
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