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An optical frequency comb generated with an electro-optic phase modulator and a chirped radiofrequency waveform is used to perform saturation and pump-probe spectroscopy on the $D_1$ and $D_2$ transitions of atomic potassium. With a comb…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-12-21 David A. Long , Adam J. Fleisher , David F. Plusquellic , Joseph T. Hodges

We demonstrate the use of dual-comb spectroscopy for isotope ratio measurements. We show that the analysis spectral range of a free-running near-infrared dual-comb spectrometer can be extended to the mid-infrared by difference frequency…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-05-10 Alexandre Parriaux , Kamal Hammani , Christophe Thomazo , Olivier Musset , Guy Millot

Optical frequency comb is an enabling technology for a multitude of applications from metrology to ranging and communications. The tremendous progress in sources of optical frequency combs has mostly been centered around the near-infrared…

We demonstrate a dual optical frequency comb concept that down-converts arbitrary narrowband D-band (110-170 GHz) signals to baseband without any filter or optical/RF frequency tuning, using low frequency RF components.

Optics · Physics 2025-12-24 Callum Deakin , Zichuan Zhou , Ronit Sohanpal , Zhixin Liu

Recently developed techniques for generating precisely equidistant optical frequencies over broad wavelength ranges are revolutionizing precision physical measurement [1-3]. These frequency "combs" are produced primarily using relatively…

Spectral analysis is one of the most powerful technologies for studying and understanding matter. As the devices for spectral analysis, spectrometers are widely used in material detection, isotope analysis, trace gas detection, and the…

Coherent laser beams in the 3 to 20 {\mu}m region of the spectrum are most applicable for chemical sensing by addressing the strongest vibrational absorption resonances of the media. Broadband frequency combs in this spectral range are of…

Spectroscopy has attracted much attention in molecular detection, biomolecular identification, and chemical analysis for providing accurate measurement. However, it is almost unable to distinguish different sources with overlapped…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-05-12 Ting Qing , Shupeng Li , Yijie Fang , Xiaohu Tang , Lihan Wang , Meihui Cao , Xinyu Li , Shilong Pan

For the growing demand of frequency combs in mid-infrared (mid-IR), known as the "molecular fingerprint" region of the spectrum [1], down conversion of near-IR frequency combs through half- harmonic generation offers numerous benefits…

Optics · Physics 2015-10-14 Alireza Marandi , Kirk A. Ingold , Marc Jankowski , Robert L. Byer

Dual-comb spectroscopy is a rapidly developing technique enabling ultraprecise broadband optical diagnostics of atoms and molecules. This powerful tool typically requires two phase-locked femtosecond lasers, yet it has been shown that it…

Optical frequency combs paved the way for fast and compact multi-component optical chemical analysis due to their broadband spectra. Dual-comb spectrometers embody this technology, but their design requires a pair of matched combs, adding…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-25 Ina Heckelmann , Davide Pinto , Uwe Schmitt , Mattias Beck , Jérôme Faist

The mid-infrared (mid-IR) regime (typically the wavelength regime of $\lambda \sim 2.5-20 \ \mathrm{\mu m}$) is an important spectral range for spectroscopy as many molecules have their fundamental rotational-vibrational absorption in this…

The broadband, coherent nature of narrow-linewidth fiber frequency combs is exploited to measure the full complex spectrum of a molecular gas through multi-heterodyne spectroscopy. We measure the absorption and phase shift experienced by…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ian Coddington , William C. Swann , Nathan R. Newbury

We experimentally demonstrate a versatile technique for performing dual-comb interferometry using a single frequency comb. By rapid switching of the repetition rate, the output pulse train can be delayed and heterodyned with itself to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-08-15 David R. Carlson , Daniel D. Hickstein , Daniel C. Cole , Scott A. Diddams , Scott B. Papp

Here, ultra-low relative phase jitters over a wide optical spectrum were achieved for dual Ti:Sapphire optical frequency combs. The two optical frequency combs were independently phase-locked to a Sr optical lattice clock laser delivered…

Optics · Physics 2022-05-25 Eunmi Chae , Kota Nakashima , Kosuke Yoshioka

While being invented for precision measurement of single atomic transitions, frequency combs have also become a versatile tool for broadband spectroscopy in the last years. In this paper we present a novel and simple approach for broadband…

Optical frequency combs have emerged as a cornerstone for a wide range of areas, including spectroscopy, ranging, optical clocks, time and frequency transfer, waveform synthesis, and communications. However, quantum mechanical fluctuations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-30 Abdulkarim Hariri , Shuai Liu , Haowei Shi , Quntao Zhuang , Xudong Fan , Zheshen Zhang

Mid-infrared (mid-IR) frequency combs have broad applications in molecular spectroscopy and chemical/biological sensing. Recently developed microresonator-based combs in this wavelength regime could enable portable and robust devices using…

Dual-comb spectroscopy is a rapidly developing technique that enables moving parts-free, simultaneously broadband and high-resolution measurements with microseconds of acquisition time. However, for high sensitivity measurements and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-14 Lukasz A. Sterczewski , Jonas Westberg , Gerard Wysocki

Optical frequency combs are utilized in a wide range of optical applications, including atomic clocks, interferometers, and various sensing technologies. They are often generated via four-wave mixing in chip-integrated microring resonators,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-04 Patrick Tritschler , Torsten Ohms , André Zimmermann , Peter Degenfeld-Schonburg