Optical frequency synthesis with 1 Hz resolution

This paper reports on the development of a second generation coherent optical-to-microwave frequency chain based on the frequency-interval bisection method. We report successful operation of all three key elements of such a frequency chain: efficient nonlinear radiation production, reliable and accu...

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Published inIEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 558 - 562
Main Authors Luiten, A.N., Kovacich, R.P., McFerran, J.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.1999
Subjects
Chains
Coherence
Frequency conversion
Frequency measurement
Frequency stability
Frequency synthesizers
Instrumentation
Locking
Microwave frequencies
Microwave oscillators
Nonlinear optics
Nonlinearity
Optical frequency
Optical frequency conversion
Optical variables control
Signal generators
Stability
Synthesis
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Summary:This paper reports on the development of a second generation coherent optical-to-microwave frequency chain based on the frequency-interval bisection method. We report successful operation of all three key elements of such a frequency chain: efficient nonlinear radiation production, reliable and accurate laser diode phase locking, as well as wide-span optical frequency comb generation. An analysis of the expected frequency stability of a synthesizer based on this type of frequency chain shows that it should be capable of transferring frequency stabilities at the level of 1.3/spl times/10/sup -15///spl tau/.
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ISSN:0018-9456
1557-9662
DOI:10.1109/19.769657