Title :
Low-pressure gas spectroscopy using terahertz frequency synthesizer traceable to microwave frequency standard via dual optical combs
Author :
Hsieh, Y.-D. ; Kimura, Hiromitsu ; Inaba, Hiromi ; Minoshima, K. ; Araki, Takeshi ; Yasui, T.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Abstract :
An accurate, continuously tunable, terahertz synthesizer was proposed by photomixing of two continuous-wave lasers phase-locked to dual optical combs. This synthesizer enables us to perform the precise THz spectroscopy secured by microwave frequency standard.
Keywords :
frequency synthesizers; laser mode locking; optical frequency combs; terahertz spectroscopy; THz spectroscopy; continuous-wave lasers phase-locked; low-pressure gas spectroscopy; microwave frequency standard; optical combs; terahertz frequency synthesizer; Laser tuning; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Spectroscopy; Synthesizers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
