Optical clockworks and the measurement of laser frequencies with a mode-locked frequency comb

作者: R. Holzwarth , M. Zimmermann , T. Udem , T.W. Hansch

DOI: 10.1109/3.970894

关键词: LaserOptical fiberRadio frequencyComb filterUltrashort pulseFrequency combSelf-phase modulationOpticsPhysicsComb generator

摘要: Femtosecond laser-frequency comb techniques are vastly simplifying the measurement and synthesis of optical frequencies. A single mode-locked femtosecond laser, with its spectrum broadened by self-phase modulation in a microstructured or tapered nonlinear fiber, can produce millions of sharp laser lines in a precise evenly spaced grid spanning much of the visible and near-infrared spectrum. The absolute frequency of each line is determined by two observable radio-frequency signals. The pulse repetition rate gives the spacing of the …

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