Magneto-optic modulator for high bandwidth cavity length stabilization

We propose a novel magneto-optical approach for the repetition frequency stabilization of optical frequency combs. We developed a Yb: fiber mode-locked laser with a fiber-based magneto-optic modulator used to stabilize one of the longitudinal modes to an optical reference with sub-hundred mrad residual phase noise. This modulator does not induce mechanical resonances and as such has the potential to achieve much broader feedback bandwidths than conventional modulators used for cavity length stabilization. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America