Phase-coherent link from optical to microwave frequencies by means of the broadband continuum from a 1-GHz Ti:sapphire femtosecond oscillator

Optics Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1842-1844

  Ramond, T M ^a   Diddams, S A ^a   Hollberg, L ^a   Bartels, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CRYSTALS; HYDROGEN; MASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); SAPPHIRE; TITANIUM;

FEMTOSECOND OSCILLATORS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0037109478     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.27.001842     Document Type: Article

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