DocumentCode
2885646
Title
Femtosecond laser frequency combs: optical synthesizers for precision spectroscopy and frequency metrology
Author
Diddams, S. ; Bartels, A. ; Fortier, T. ; Ivanov, E. ; Kim, K. ; McFerran, J. ; Oskay, W.H. ; Wilpers, G. ; Oates, C.W. ; Bergquist, J.C. ; Hollberg, L. ; Gerginov, V. ; Tanner, C.E.
Author_Institution
Time & Frequency Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
184
Abstract
This paper discusses the properties of femtosecond laser frequency combs (FLFC) stabilized to optical cavities and atomic transitions. This work also describes the synthesis of low noise microwave frequencies and presents FLFC utilization for high-resolution spectroscopy.
Keywords
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; microwave generation; spectroscopy; atomic transitions; femtosecond laser frequency combs; frequency metrology; high-resolution spectroscopy; low noise microwave frequencies; optical cavities; optical synthesizers; precision spectroscopy; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Frequency synthesizers; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Masers; Metrology; Optical noise; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8973-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567351
Filename
1567351
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