Accurate measurement of large optical frequency differences with a mode-locked laser

Optics Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 881-883

  Udem, Th ^a   Reichert, J ^a   Holzwarth, R ^a   Hansch T W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER MODES; SOLID STATE LASERS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB GENERATORS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY INTERVAL DIVIDERS;

FREQUENCY STANDARDS;

EID: 0032606947     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.24.000881     Document Type: Article

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