Optical frequency metrology

Nature

Volumn 416, Issue 6877, 2002, Pages 233-237

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

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; IONS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OSCILLATIONS; RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL FREQENCIES; OPTICAL RESONANCES;

ATOMIC CLOCKS;

OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICS;

ATOM; COOLING; LASER; LIGHT; OPTICS; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037075570     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/416233a     Document Type: Review

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