Highly sensitive detection of the carrier-envelope phase evolution and offset of femtosecond mode-locked oscillators

Abstract

We demonstrate use of a lock-in detection method that is capable of highly sensitive detection of carrier-envelope-phase-sensitive phenomena. This method can measure static offsets to the carrier-envelope phase. To demonstrate the ability to measure static offsets in the phase, the change in carrier-envelope phase caused by extracavity dispersion is measured. Unavoidable offsets in measurement of the carrier-envelope phase by the standard ν-to-2ν self-referencing scheme is analyzed.

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