Title :
Optical clocks and frequency synthesis using femtosecond lasers
Author :
Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Frequency Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes recent advances in the design and control of femtosecond laser combs for their use in optical clocks and in the synthesis of low noise microwave and optical signals.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency standards; frequency synthesizers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical variables control; femtosecond laser combs; femtosecond laser synthesizer; femtosecond lasers; frequency synthesis; laser comb control; laser comb design; low noise signals; microwave signals; mode-locked femtosecond lasers; optical clocks; optical signals; Clocks; Frequency synthesizers; Laser noise; Masers; Optical control; Optical design; Optical noise; Signal design; Signal synthesis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363341
