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Continuously Tunable Precise, Single Frequency Optical Signal Generator

Published

Author(s)

J D. Jost, John L. Hall, Jun Ye

Abstract

To realize a genuine CW optical frequency synthesizer, a continuously tunable single-frequency CW laser has been employed to track preciselyany arbitrary component of a wide bandwidth phase-stabilized optical comb. We dermnstrate in experiment two fundamental aspects of opticalfrequency synthesis, namely, precise setting of the laser frequency at a arbitrary predetermined value, and continuous tuning of the laser frequency with the digital precision known in radio frequency synthesis. A typical computer-automated search-and-lock procedure finishes on one-minute time scale.
Citation
Optics Express
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

femtosecond laser comb, optical frequency synthesizer, stable lasers

Citation

Jost, J. , Hall, J. and Ye, J. (2002), Continuously Tunable Precise, Single Frequency Optical Signal Generator, Optics Express (Accessed June 7, 2023)

Created May 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021