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Heterodyne measurement of sidebands and frequency combs: a derivation

Optics 2023-01-24 v1

Abstract

A mathematical description of heterodyne measurement of an optical frequency comb is presented. It is shown that for a signal beam containing many frequency teeth, the amplitude and phase of each tooth can be determined from the beatnote generated when the signal is interfered with a local oscillator with known offset frequency.

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@article{arxiv.2301.09285,
  title  = {Heterodyne measurement of sidebands and frequency combs: a derivation},
  author = {Rory W. Speirs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09285},
  year   = {2023}
}