A proposed laser frequency comb-based wavelength reference for high-resolution spectroscopy

Author(s):  
Steve Osterman ◽  
Scott Diddams ◽  
Matthew Beasley ◽  
Cynthia Froning ◽  
Leo Hollberg ◽  
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Author(s):  
Thomas Udem

A laser frequency comb allows the phase coherent conversion of the very rapid oscillations of visible light of some 100s of THz down to frequencies that can be handled with conventional electronics. This capability has enabled the most precise laser spectroscopy experiments yet, which have allowed the testing of quantum electrodynamics, to determine fundamental constants and to construct an optical atomic clock. The chapter reviews the development of the frequency comb, derives its properties, and discusses its application for high resolution spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen.


2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (13) ◽  
pp. 1734 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gerginov ◽  
C. E. Tanner ◽  
S. A. Diddams ◽  
A. Bartels ◽  
L. Hollberg

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 0614001 ◽  
Author(s):  
吴元杰 Wu Yuanjie ◽  
叶慧琪 Ye Huiqi ◽  
韩建 Han Jian ◽  
邹璞 Zou Pu ◽  
傅凌统 Fu Lingtong ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 024213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Hou ◽  
Hai-Nian Han ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
Li-Hui Pang ◽  
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Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 363 (6430) ◽  
pp. 965-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi-Fan Yang ◽  
Boqiang Shen ◽  
Heming Wang ◽  
Minh Tran ◽  
Zhewei Zhang ◽  
...  

Determination of laser frequency with high resolution under continuous and abrupt tuning conditions is important for sensing, spectroscopy, and communications. We show that a single microresonator provides rapid and broadband measurement of optical frequencies with a relative frequency precision comparable to that of conventional dual-frequency comb systems. Dual-locked counterpropagating solitons having slightly different repetition rates were used to implement a vernier spectrometer, which enabled characterization of laser tuning rates as high as 10 terahertz per second, broadly step-tuned lasers, multiline laser spectra, and molecular absorption lines. Besides providing a considerable technical simplification through the dual-locked solitons and enhanced capability for measurement of arbitrarily tuned sources, our results reveal possibilities for chip-scale spectrometers that exceed the performance of tabletop grating and interferometer-based devices.


2011 ◽  
Vol 284 (21) ◽  
pp. 5180-5184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsutoshi Shioda ◽  
Kenichiro Fujii ◽  
Ken Kashiwagi ◽  
Takashi Kurokawa

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