Title :
High stability optical and microwave signals from femtosecond laser optical frequency combs
Author :
Hollberg, L. ; Quraishi, Q. ; Braje, D.A. ; Fortier, T. ; Kirchner, M. ; Xiao, Shijun ; Oates, C.W. ; Diddams, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
Femtosecond mode-locked lasers are used to transfer the high stability of cw optical frequency references to electronic oscillators/synthesizers and generate microwave signals with exceptional frequency stability, low timing jitter and low phase-noise.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; microwave generation; microwave photonics; phase noise; timing jitter; Fabry-Perot cavity; electronic oscillator; electronic synthesizer; femtosecond laser optical frequency comb; femtosecond mode-locked laser; frequency stability; microwave signal generation; optical frequency references; optical signals; phase-noise; timing jitter; Frequency synthesizers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Signal generators; Timing jitter; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688776
