Generation of stabilized, ultra-short light pulses and their application for the synthesis of optical frequencies

摘要

The invention relates to a method for operating a laser device (1) comprising a resonator array (3). Continuous light pulses are generated in the resonator array (3), each consisting of spectral components which correspond to a plurality of longitudinal modes in said array. The pulses are subjected to a compensation of group velocity dispersion. A predetermined linear dispersion is introduced into the light path of the resonator array (3), in such a way that at least one mode has a specific frequency and/or the mode spacing between the modes has a specific value. The invention also relates to adjustments for the stabilisation of the laser device (1) on the basis of the inventive method and to applications of said adjustments, in order to generate stabilised, ultra-short light pulses for synthesising optical frequencies in frequency and/or timing systems and in spectroscopy.