Optical frequency synthesizer for precision spectroscopy
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چکیده
We have used the frequency comb generated by a femtosecond mode-locked laser and broadened to more than an optical octave in a photonic crystal fiber to realize a frequency chain that links a 10 MHz radio frequency reference phase-coherently in one step to the optical region. By comparison with a similar frequency chain we set an upper limit for the uncertainty of this new approach to 5. 1x10(-16). This opens the door for measurement and synthesis of virtually any optical frequency and is ready to revolutionize frequency metrology.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 85 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000