DocumentCode
977192
Title
Optical frequency measurements
Author
Jennings, Donald A. ; Evenson, Kenneth M. ; Knight, David J E
Author_Institution
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
74
Issue
1
fYear
1986
Firstpage
168
Lastpage
179
Abstract
This paper is a review of the history of the measurement of coherent optical frequencies. Since coherent optical frequency implies a laser device, this is therefore a review of laser frequency measurement. The development of frequency measurement from the Cs frequency standard to the visible is traced. Two related aspects of optical frequency measurements, the speed of light and the redefinition of the meter, are also discussed.
Keywords
Diodes; Frequency measurement; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser theory; Measurement standards; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Time measurement; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1986.13430
Filename
1457698
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