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A variable repetition rate frequency comb for infrared frequency metrology
Published
Author(s)
Brian Washburn, R W. Fox, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, K Feder, Paul S. Westbrook
Abstract
A frequency comb generated by a variable repetition rate mode-locked fiber laser is presented. The spacing of the frequency comb can be scanned while one comb tooth is phase-locked to a stable RF source.
Proceedings Title
2005 Conference of Lasers and Electro-optics (CLEO)
Washburn, B.
, Fox, R.
, Swann, W.
, Newbury, N.
, Nicholson, J.
, Feder, K.
and Westbrook, P.
(2005),
A variable repetition rate frequency comb for infrared frequency metrology, 2005 Conference of Lasers and Electro-optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31857
(Accessed October 15, 2025)