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Optical frequency combs have the potential to improve the precision of the radial velocity measurement of celestial bodies, leading to breakthroughs in such fields as exoplanet exploration. For these purposes, the comb must have a broad…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-06 Keisuke Nakamura , Ken Kashiwagi , Sho Okubo , Hajime Inaba

A compact and robust coherent laser light source that provides spectral coverage from the ultraviolet to infrared is desirable for numerous applications, including heterodyne super resolution imaging[1], broadband infrared microscopy[2],…

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…

Broadband light sources with well-defined spectral structures are vital for science and technology. However, the evenly spaced lines of frequency combs represent only a small subset of all possible structured white-light sources. We…

Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) facilitate compact optical frequency comb sources that operate in the mid-infrared and terahertz spectral regions, where many molecules have their fundamental absorption lines. Enhancing the optical bandwidth…

We study a re-configurable nonreciprocal fiber ring cavity setup to generate tunable optical frequency combs. Coherent combs can be obtained by finely exploiting bi-chromatic Brillouin lasing and cascaded four-wave mixing in the nonlinear…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-19 Erwan Lucas , Moise Deroh , Bertrand Kibler

Optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers have revolutionized many areas of science and technology, such as precision metrology, optical frequency synthesis or telecommunications. In recent years, a particular kind of frequency…

Rapid characterization of optical and vibrational spectra with high resolution can identify species in cluttered environments and is important for assays and early alerts. In this regard, dual-comb spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful…

Optics · Physics 2016-12-21 Myoung-Gyun Suh , Qi-Fan Yang , Ki Youl Yang , Xu Yi , Kerry Vahala

Optical frequency combs provide equidistant frequency markers in the infrared, visible and ultra-violet and can link an unknown optical frequency to a radio or microwave frequency reference. Since their inception frequency combs have…

Optical frequency comb synthesizers (FCs) [1] are laser sources covering a broad spectral range with a number of discrete, equally spaced and highly coherent frequency components, fully controlled through only two parameters: the frequency…

Optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers have proven to be invaluable tools for a wide range of applications in precision spectroscopy and metrology. A novel principle of optical frequency comb generation in whispering-gallery…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-12 Pascal Del'Haye , Scott B. Papp , Scott A. Diddams

We describe a possible new technique for precise wavelength calibration of high-resolution astronomical spectrographs using femtosecond-pulsed mode-locked lasers controlled by stable oscillators such as atomic clocks. Such `frequency combs'…

Deformed square resonators with the flat sides replaced by circular sides are proposed and demonstrated to enhance mode Q factors and adjust transverse mode intervals using the regular ray dynamic analysis and numerical simulations.…

Optics · Physics 2017-02-01 Hai-Zhong Weng , Yong-Zhen Huang , Yue-De Yang , Xiu-Wen Ma , Jin-Long Xiao , Yun Du

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…

Dual comb spectroscopy allows for high-resolution spectra to be measured over broad bandwidths, but an essential requirement for coherent integration is the availability of a phase reference. Usually, this means that the combs' phase and…

Optics · Physics 2016-06-01 David Burghoff , Yang Yang , Qing Hu

The method of Doppler - free comb - spectroscopy for dipole transitions was proposed. The calculations for susceptibility spectrum for moving two-level atoms driving by strong counter propagating combs have been done. The used theoretical…

Optics · Physics 2014-03-07 S. A. Pulkin , A. Kalinichev , V. Arnautov , S. V. Uvarova , S. Savel'eva

Frequency combs show various applications in molecular fingerprinting, imaging, communications, and so on. In the terahertz frequency range, semiconductor-based quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are ideal platforms for realizing the frequency…

High-power, broadband frequency combs generated by semiconductor lasers have profound implications for on-chip spectroscopy. Here, we present a dry-etched racetrack quantum cascade laser that uses resonant radio-frequency injection to…

Optical frequency combs enable state-of-the-art applications including frequency metrology, optical clocks, astronomical measurements, and sensing. Recent demonstrations of microresonator-based Kerr frequency combs or microcombs pave the…

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