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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5744-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2000.850949
