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The First Measurements with Octave-Spanning Femtosecond Laser Frequency Combs

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Author(s)

Scott A. Diddams, David J. Jones

Abstract

Here we describe in a historical manner the first optical frequency measurement measurements with octave-spanning frequency combs and the first measurement and stabilization of the carrier-envelope offset frequency for a train of femtosecond laser pulses.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the John Hall Symposium
Conference Dates
March 13-15, 2004
Conference Location
Boulder, CO
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

carrier-envelope phase, femtosecond laser, frequency comb, frequency measurement
Physics and Time and frequency

Citation

Diddams, S. and Jones, D. (2004), The First Measurements with Octave-Spanning Femtosecond Laser Frequency Combs, Proceedings of the John Hall Symposium, Boulder, CO, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905284 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created March 13, 2004, Updated February 19, 2017
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