TY - JOUR
KW - Laser noise
KW - mode-locked laser
KW - optical frequency comb
KW - Phase noise
AU - Mamoru Endo
AU - Tyko Shoji
AU - Thomas Schibli
AB - The invention of optical frequency combs (OFCs) based on femtosecond (fs) mode-locked lasers has merged laser based spectroscopy with fs-laser technology. OFCs have triggered quantum leaps of advancement in photonics, physics, astronomy, and engineering, while also lending themselves to applications in medical and environmental fields. The key feature of OFCs is their ultrahigh frequency and time resolution. In this review, we introduce the concept behind OFCs and their sources, with a focus on stability and phase-noise performance. We conclude with a discussion of recent progress of a monolithic OFC, which provides ultralow free-running phase noise and an unprecedented frequency stability of 1 part in 10<sup>19</sup> at a 1 s gate time.
BT - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
DA - 2018-09
DO - 10.1109/JSTQE.2018.2818461
N2 - The invention of optical frequency combs (OFCs) based on femtosecond (fs) mode-locked lasers has merged laser based spectroscopy with fs-laser technology. OFCs have triggered quantum leaps of advancement in photonics, physics, astronomy, and engineering, while also lending themselves to applications in medical and environmental fields. The key feature of OFCs is their ultrahigh frequency and time resolution. In this review, we introduce the concept behind OFCs and their sources, with a focus on stability and phase-noise performance. We conclude with a discussion of recent progress of a monolithic OFC, which provides ultralow free-running phase noise and an unprecedented frequency stability of 1 part in 10<sup>19</sup> at a 1 s gate time.
PY - 2018
SP - 1
EP - 13
T2 - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
TI - Ultralow Noise Optical Frequency Combs
UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8327818
VL - 24
SN - 1077-260X
ER -