Optical frequency combs: Coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum
BACKGROUND The generation and control of coherent electromagnetic waves, such as
those provided by electronic oscillators in the radio frequency domain or lasers in the optical …
those provided by electronic oscillators in the radio frequency domain or lasers in the optical …
Optical atomic clocks
Optical atomic clocks represent the state of the art in the frontier of modern measurement
science. In this article a detailed review on the development of optical atomic clocks that are …
science. In this article a detailed review on the development of optical atomic clocks that are …
Optical frequency metrology
Extremely narrow optical resonances in cold atoms or single trapped ions can be measured
with high resolution. A laser locked to such a narrow optical resonance could serve as a …
with high resolution. A laser locked to such a narrow optical resonance could serve as a …
Colloquium: Femtosecond optical frequency combs
ST Cundiff, J Ye - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2003 - APS
Recently there has been a remarkable synergy between the technologies of precision laser
stabilization and mode-locked ultrafast lasers. This has resulted in control of the frequency …
stabilization and mode-locked ultrafast lasers. This has resulted in control of the frequency …
Making optical atomic clocks more stable with 10−16-level laser stabilization
The superb precision of an atomic clock is derived from its stability. Atomic clocks based on
optical (rather than microwave) frequencies are attractive because of their potential for high …
optical (rather than microwave) frequencies are attractive because of their potential for high …
A six-octave optical frequency comb from a scalable few-cycle erbium fibre laser
A coherent, compact and robust light source with coverage from the ultraviolet to the infrared
is desirable for heterodyne super-resolution imaging, broadband infrared microscopy …
is desirable for heterodyne super-resolution imaging, broadband infrared microscopy …
Ultrastable optical clock with neutral atoms in an engineered light shift trap
H Katori, M Takamoto, VG Pal'Chikov… - Physical Review Letters, 2003 - APS
An ultrastable optical clock based on neutral atoms trapped in an optical lattice is proposed.
Complete control over the light shift is achieved by employing the 5 s 2 S 0 1→ 5 s 5 p P 0 3 …
Complete control over the light shift is achieved by employing the 5 s 2 S 0 1→ 5 s 5 p P 0 3 …
Spectrometry with frequency combs
S Schiller - Optics letters, 2002 - opg.optica.org
A method is proposed for performing accurate spectral characterization of samples with
frequency combs, eg, from mode-locked lasers, over the spectral range covered by the …
frequency combs, eg, from mode-locked lasers, over the spectral range covered by the …
High-Accuracy Optical Clock Based on the Octupole Transition in
N Huntemann, M Okhapkin, B Lipphardt, S Weyers… - Physical Review Letters, 2012 - APS
We experimentally investigate an optical frequency standard based on the 467 nm (642
THz) electric-octupole reference transition S 1/2 2 (F= 0)→ F 7/2 2 (F= 3) in a single trapped …
THz) electric-octupole reference transition S 1/2 2 (F= 0)→ F 7/2 2 (F= 3) in a single trapped …
Practical realization of the definition of the metre, including recommended radiations of other optical frequency standards (2001)
TJ Quinn - Metrologia, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
In 1983, at the time of the adoption of the present definition of the metre by the 17th General
Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the International Committee for Weights and …
Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the International Committee for Weights and …