Improved signal-to-noise ratio of 10 GHz microwave signals generated with a mode-filtered femtosecond laser frequency comb

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3331-3340

  Diddams, S A ^a   Kirchner, M ^a   Fortier, T ^a   Braje, D ^a   Weiner, A M ^b   Hollberg, L ^a,c  

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

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMB FILTERS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SAPPHIRE; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; FEMTOSECOND LASER FREQUENCY COMBS; FREQUENCY COMBS; MICROWAVE SIGNAL GENERATIONS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; MODE SPACING; MODE-LOCKED LASER PULSE; SINGLE SIDE BANDS;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 61549137521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.003331     Document Type: Article

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