Title :
Precision tests of femtosecond laser optical frequency synthesizers
Author :
Long-Sheng Ma ; Robertsson, Lennart ; Zucco, Massimo ; Bi, Zhiyi ; Windeler, Robert ; Bartels, Albrecht ; Wilpers, Guido ; Oates, Chris ; Hollberg, Leo ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Bur. Int. des Poids et Mesures, Sevres, France
Abstract :
We compare the accuracy of femtosecond laser optical frequency synthesizers that employ microstructured fibers with those that directly generate a broadband output. No limitation of either system is found at fractional frequency levels of 1 /spl times/ 10/sup -18/.
Keywords :
frequency standards; frequency synthesizers; high-speed optical techniques; optical testing; accuracy; broadband output; femtosecond laser synthesizers; microstructured fibers; optical frequency synthesizers; precision tests;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
