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A combination of continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator and femtosecond frequency comb for optical frequency metrology

Optics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We combine a tunable continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator and a femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser frequency comb to provide a phase-coherent bridge between the visible and mid-infrared spectral ranges. As a first demonstration of this new technique we perform a direct frequency comparison between an iodine stabilized Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm and an infrared methane optical frequency standard at 3.39μ3.39 \mum.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0509060,
  title  = {A combination of continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator and femtosecond frequency comb for optical frequency metrology},
  author = {Evgeny Kovalchuk and Thilo Schuldt and Achim Peters},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0509060},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in Opt. Lett