Optical frequency comb comparison between optical clock configuration and optical frequency synthesizer

Author

Kim, E.B. ; Park, S.E. ; Park, Y.H. ; Park, C.Y. ; Yu, D.-H. ; Lee, W.-K.

Author_Institution

Div. of Phys. Metrol., Korea Res. Inst. of Stand. & Sci., Daejeon

fYear

2008

fDate

8-13 June 2008

Firstpage

310

Lastpage

311

Abstract

We report on accuracy test results on the comparison of two different types of optical frequency combs, each of those referenced to a microwave frequency standard and an optical frequency standard. One of those combs is based on a mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser and the other is based on a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser. The comb comparison was carried out by measuring an absolute frequency of an acetylene-stabilized diode laser with both combs simultaneously.

Keywords

clocks; erbium; fibre lasers; frequency standards; frequency synthesizers; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; measurement by laser beam; sapphire; titanium; Al₂O₃:Ti; JkJk:Er; absolute frequency measurement; acetylene-stabilized diode laser; femtosecond laser; microwave frequency standard; mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser; optical clock; optical frequency comb; optical frequency standard; optical frequency synthesizer; Clocks; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Laser mode locking; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Optical fiber testing; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

Broomfield, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2399-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2400-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574777

Filename

4574777