• DocumentCode
    2342861
  • Title

    Optical and microwave frequency stability: some constraints

  • Author

    Hollberg, L. ; Diddams, S.A. ; Bartels, A. ; McFerran, J.J. ; Ivanov, E.N. ; Wilpers, G. ; Oates, C.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-27 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Lastpage
    126
  • Abstract
    Optical frequency references achieve the best frequency stability of any oscillators by taking advantage of high Q = v0/Δv optical resonances. These systems are beginning to run into fundamental and technical limitations which are discussed.
  • Keywords
    frequency stability; microwaves; optical frequency conversion; oscillators; resonance; microwave frequency stability; optical frequency stability; optical resonances; oscillators; 1f noise; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Frequency conversion; Laser noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Resonance; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8981-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528025
  • Filename
    1528025