DocumentCode
2128457
Title
The UWA/PTB optical synthesizer: an update
Author
Luiten, A.N. ; Kovacich, R. ; McFerran, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Western Australia Univ., Nedlands, WA, Australia
fYear
2000
fDate
14-19 May 2000
Firstpage
208
Lastpage
209
Abstract
This paper reports on the continuing development of a coherent optical synthesizer, based upon a combination of optical frequency-interval division, and an optical comb generated by a mode-locked laser. We report on the synthesizer design, as well as presenting the measured stability of the crucial elements. Based on these measurements, we estimate that the overall fractional frequency stability of the synthesizer will be in the range of 10/sup -15///spl tau/, where /spl tau/ is the integration time of the measurement.
Keywords
frequency standards; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; measurement by laser beam; UWA/PTB optical synthesizer; fractional frequency stability; measured stability; mode-locked laser; optical comb; optical frequency-interval division; synthesizer design; Atom optics; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; Microwave oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical resonators; Signal generators; Stability; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5744-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2000.850949
Filename
850949
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