• DocumentCode
    2787613
  • Title

    Bigger and better: the critical role of self-phase modulation in ultraprecise optical frequency combs

  • Author

    Diddams, Scott A.

  • Author_Institution
    National Institute of Standards and Technology, Time and Frequency Division MS 847, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Self-phase modulation (SPM) is crucial to the production and expansion of optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers. I will review how SPM makes bigger and better frequency combs and discuss some of their applications.
  • Keywords
    Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Frequency synchronization; Laser mode locking; Metrology; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431344
  • Filename
    4431344
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2787613