Title :
Optical phase-coherent link between an optical atomic clock and 1550-nm mode-locked lasers
Author :
Holman, Kevin W. ; Jones, David J. ; Cundiff, Steven T. ; Ye, Jun ; Schlager, John B. ; Ippen, Erich P.
Author_Institution :
Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophys., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report the lowest timing jitter and tight optical phase coherence between 1550-nm mode-locked laser sources and an 800-nm femtosecond frequency comb serving as the clockwork for an optical atomic clock.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; light coherence; timing jitter; 800 to 1550 nm; femtosecond frequency comb; mode-locked laser source; optical atomic clock; optical phase coherence; timing jitter; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
