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High resolution spectroscopy with a femtosecond laser frequency comb
Published
Author(s)
Vladislav Gerginov, C E. Tanner, Scott A. Diddams, A Bartels, Leo W. Hollberg
Abstract
The output of a mode-locked femtosecond-laser is usd for high resolution spectroscopy of Cs in an atomic beam. The laser is referenced directly to the stable RF signal from the NIST time-scale. By changing the laser's rate, the Cs D1 and D2 transitions are detected with high resolution.
Gerginov, V.
, Tanner, C.
, Diddams, S.
, Bartels, A.
and Hollberg, L.
(2005),
High resolution spectroscopy with a femtosecond laser frequency comb, Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50371
(Accessed October 3, 2025)