Title :
Optical frequency metrology with femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Holzwarth, R. ; Zimmermann, M. ; Gohle, Ch ; Udem, Th ; Hansch, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
This paper explores the possibilities of frequency combs generated by femtosecond lasers in ultra high precision spectroscopy on atomic hydrogen at the 10-14 accuracy level. Fundamental tests are done on the fs frequency comb technique down to the 10-21 level. Further applications arise in the time domain where the phase slip between carrier and envelope of such pulses can be controlled.
Keywords :
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; hydrogen neutral atoms; laser frequency stability; optical variables measurement; spectral line shift; H; atomic hydrogen; femtosecond laser pulses; frequency combs; optical frequency metrology; ultrahigh precision spectroscopy; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Frequency; Hydrogen; Metrology; Optical pulses; Spectroscopy; Testing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251829
