• DocumentCode
    2019269
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    519
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363341
  • Filename
    1363341