Title :
Low-Noise Microwave and Optical Waveform Synthesis with Femtosecond Laser Frequency Combs
Author :
Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technoloy, Boulder
Abstract :
Low-noise 10 GHz signals are generated from a reference laser whose frequency is divided down by a factor of ~5-104 with a femtosecond laser optical frequency comb. Recent results, including extensions toward synthesis of complex microwave and optical waveforms will be discussed.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse shaping; femtosecond laser frequency combs; low-noise microwave; optical waveform; reference laser; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; High speed optical techniques; Masers; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382615
