Optical frequency synthesis based on mode-locked lasers

ST Cundiff, J Ye, JL Hall - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
The synthesis of optical frequencies from the primary cesium microwave standard has
traditionally been a difficult problem due to the large disparity in frequency. Recently this …

Applications of optical cavities in modern atomic, molecular, and optical physics

J Ye, TW Lynn - Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 2003 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses applications of optical cavities in modern atomic,
molecular, and optical physics. For many contemporary physics experiments, the use of an …

[PDF][PDF] A new era of frequency standards and optical frequency measurement

JL Hall, J Ye - Optics and Photonics News, 2001 - researchgate.net
Optical frequency metrology, used today in numerous scientific and technological arenas,
entails the controlled, stable generation and measurement of coherent optical waves to …

Optical fibers with interferometric path length stability by controlled heating for transmission of optical signals and as components in frequency standards

H Müller, A Peters, C Braxmaier - Applied Physics B, 2006 - Springer
We present a simple method to stabilize the optical path length of an optical fiber to an
accuracy of about 1/100 of the laser wavelength. We study the dynamic response of the path …

Thermoacoustic optical path length stabilization in a single-mode optical fiber

W Lewoczko-Adamczyk, M Schiemangk, H Müller… - Applied …, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We present a simple technique to actively stabilize the optical path length in an optical fiber.
A part of the fiber is coated with a thin, electrically conductive layer, which acts as a heater …

Accurate optical-frequency synthesis

AN Luiten - … Measurement and Control: Advanced Techniques and …, 2000 - Springer
This contribution reports on devices that are of critical importance to the development of an
accurate and phase-coherent optical synthesizer. In particular, we report on techniques to …

Terahertz frequency generation by frequency mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers

E Donkor - Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems III …, 2009 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We describe the generation of terahertz optical frequency comb using the spontaneous
emissions from a semiconductor optical amplifier as the signal source. The source drives an …

Past, present, and future of optical comb generation

M Kourogi, M Ohtsu - Laser Frequency Stabilization …, 2001 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We review here the historical development of an optical comb generation technology. In
1991, an optical comb as wide as 1 THz was generated for the first time for the purpose of …

Terahertz comb radio frequency generation in nonlinear optical devices

E Donkor - Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems, 2006 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The criteria and conditions that give rise to the generation of optical frequency comb based
on multi-signal interferences in a semiconductor optical amplifier placed in a fiber loop …