Title :
Semi-automatic, octave-spanning optical frequency counter
Author :
Liu, Tze-An ; Shu, Ren-Huei ; Peng, Jin-Long
Author_Institution :
Center for Meas. Stand., Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu
Abstract :
We used a monochrometer to determine the mode number difference between two laser combs and derived the comb number without using a wavemeter or scanning the repetition rate for the semi-automatic, octave-spanning optical frequency counter.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; measurement by laser beam; optical variables measurement; laser combs; mode number difference; monochrometer; octave-spanning optical frequency counter; optical frequency metrology; semiautomatic optical frequency counter; Counting circuits; Frequency measurement; Instruments; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Measurement standards; Measurement uncertainty; Radio frequency; Synthesizers; Ultrafast optics; (120.3930) Metrological Instrumentation; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
