Title :
Bigger and Better: The Critical Role of Self-Phase Modulation in Ultraprecise Optical Frequency Combs
Author :
Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder
Abstract :
Self-phase modulation (SPM) is crucial to the production and expansion of optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers. I will review how SPM makes bigger and better frequency combs and discuss some of their applications.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; laser mode locking; self-phase modulation; mode-locked lasers; self-phase modulation; ultraprecise optical frequency combs; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Frequency synchronization; Laser mode locking; Metrology; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453567
