Optical comb generators for laser frequency measurement

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Maddaloni, P ^a   Cancio, P ^a   De Natale, P ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser frequency measurement; Optical comb generator; Optical frequency metrology

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; LASER FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; LASER FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; MODE-LOCKED LASER; OPTICAL COMB GENERATOR; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY METROLOGY; PRECISION SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

EID: 70349327835     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/5/052001     Document Type: Review

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