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Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers as transfer oscillators for optical frequency measurements

Optics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We introduce a novel concept for optical frequency measurement and division which employs a Kerr-lens mode-locked laser as a transfer oscillator whose noise properties do not enter the measurement process. We experimentally demonstrate, that this method opens up the route to phase-link signals with arbitrary frequencies in the optical or microwave range while their frequency stability is preserved.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0107037,
  title  = {Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers as transfer oscillators for optical frequency measurements},
  author = {Harald R. Telle and Burghard Lipphardt and Jörn Stenger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0107037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 6 figures