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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567351
