Menlo Systems' ultra fast laser offers the unique combination of an octave spanning spectrum at a repetition rate of 1 GHz while maintaining a pulse width below 6 fs. The octave spanning spectrum allows for carrier offset frequency stabilization without the need to further broaden the spectrum. The system's high repetition rate is advantageous for high cycling pump-probe experiments and frequency comb applications. Additional applications include biological probing, optical parametric chirped pulse amplification seeding, and attosecond pulse generation.