DocumentCode
421889
Title
Sub-hertz stabilization of femtosecond laser frequency combs
Author
Barrels, A. ; Gates, C.W. ; Hollberg, L. ; Diddams, S.A.
Author_Institution
Time & Frequency Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
Femtosecond laser frequency combs can have sub-hertz linewidths when phase-locked to a similarly narrow reference laser. Long term coherence is verified by high-contrast interference between two combs with integration times up to 10 s.
Keywords
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; light coherence; light interference; optical phase locked loops; spectral line breadth; 10 s; femtosecond laser; frequency combs; high-contrast interference; long term coherence; narrow reference laser; phase-locked laser; subhertz linewidths; subhertz stabilization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361341
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