The evolving optical frequency comb [Invited]
JOSA B, Vol. 27, Issue 11, pp. B51-B62 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.27.000B51
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Abstract
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 proving itself to be fantastically successful in its role as the “gears” of optical atomic clocks, the optical frequency comb has further evolved into a valuable tool for a wide range of applications, including ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy, frequency synthesis, optical and microwave waveform generation, astronomical spectrograph calibration, and attosecond pulse generation, to name a few. In this review, I will trace several of these developments while attempting to offer perspective on the challenges and opportunities for frequency combs that might lie ahead in the next decade.
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OCIS Codes
(120.3940) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Metrology
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(320.7090) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast lasers
History
Original Manuscript: July 13, 2010
Revised Manuscript: September 11, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: September 17, 2010
Published: October 22, 2010
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(2010) Advances in Optics and Photonics
Citation
Scott A. Diddams, "The evolving optical frequency comb [Invited]," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27, B51-B62 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/aop/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-27-11-B51
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