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Applications of highly coherent femtosecond fiber lasers

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Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann

Abstract

Coherent, broadband fiber lasers produce pulse trains with <1 femtosecond relative timing uncertainty and <1 mHz relative frequency uncertainty. These sources can advance many applications including optical frequency metrology, ranging LIDAR, and broadband molecular spectroscopy.
Proceedings Title
Coherent Optical Technologies and Applications (COTA)
Conference Dates
July 13-16, 2008
Conference Location
Boston, MA
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

coherent spectroscopy, frequency combs, coherent lidar
Optical physics and communications

Citation

Newbury, N. , Coddington, I. and Swann, W. (2008), Applications of highly coherent femtosecond fiber lasers, Coherent Optical Technologies and Applications (COTA), Boston, MA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32976 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created July 13, 2008, Updated February 19, 2017
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