Optical atomic clocks

AD Ludlow, MM Boyd, J Ye, E Peik, PO Schmidt - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2015 - APS
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 …

Ultralow-noise mode-locked fiber lasers and frequency combs: principles, status, and applications

J Kim, Y Song - Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We review the most recent progress in ultralow-noise mode-locked fiber lasers and fiber-
based frequency-comb sources. With the rapid progress in theory, measurement, and …

Turing patterns in a fiber laser with a nested microresonator: Robust and controllable microcomb generation

H Bao, L Olivieri, M Rowley, ST Chu, BE Little… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
Microcombs based on Turing patterns have been extensively studied in configurations that
can be modeled by the Lugiato-Lefever equation. Typically, such schemes are implemented …

Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber

JM Dudley, G Genty, S Coen - Reviews of modern physics, 2006 - APS
A topical review of numerical and experimental studies of supercontinuum generation in
photonic crystal fiber is presented over the full range of experimentally reported parameters …

Optical frequency metrology

T Udem, R Holzwarth, TW Hänsch - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
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 …

Optical frequency comb generation from a monolithic microresonator

P Del'Haye, A Schliesser, O Arcizet, T Wilken… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Optical frequency combs,, provide equidistant frequency markers in the infrared, visible and
ultraviolet,, and can be used to link an unknown optical frequency to a radio or microwave …

Intense few-cycle laser fields: Frontiers of nonlinear optics

T Brabec, F Krausz - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2000 - APS
The rise time of intense radiation determines the maximum field strength atoms can be
exposed to before their polarizability dramatically drops due to the detachment of an outer …

The evolving optical frequency comb

SA Diddams - JOSA B, 2010 - opg.optica.org
In the past decade we have witnessed remarkable advances associated with the frequency
stabilization of the comb present in the output of a mode-locked femtosecond laser. While …

Multifunctional carbon nanotube yarns by downsizing an ancient technology

M Zhang, KR Atkinson, RH Baughman - Science, 2004 - science.org
By introducing twist during spinning of multiwalled carbon nanotubes from nanotube forests
to make multi-ply, torque-stabilized yarns, we achieve yarn strengths greater than 460 …

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 …