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Dual frequency-comb sampling of a quasi-thermal incoherent light source
Published
Author(s)
Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann, Esther Baumann, Nathan R. Newbury
Abstract
Dual, coherent frequency combs are used to measure the spectrum of an incoherent, quasi-thermal source through Fourier spectroscopy. The source spectrum is acquired over 1THz bandwidth with an absolute frequency accuracy set by the combs.
Giorgetta, F.
, Coddington, I.
, Swann, W.
, Baumann, E.
and Newbury, N.
(2010),
Dual frequency-comb sampling of a quasi-thermal incoherent light source, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904568
(Accessed October 20, 2025)