Long-distance remote comparison of ultrastable optical frequencies with 10-15 instability in fractions of a second

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 21477-21483

  Pape, A ^a   Terra, O ^b   Friebe, J ^a   Riedmann, M ^a   Wubbena T ^a   Rasel, E M ^a   Predehl, K ^b,c   Legero, T ^b   Lipphardt, B ^b   Schnatz, H ^b   Grosche, G ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL MATERIALS; STABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

FRACTIONAL FREQUENCIES; LASER SYSTEMS; LINEWIDTH LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; SHORT TERM STABILITY;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

EID: 77958018935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.021477     Document Type: Article

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