Photonic microwave signals with zeptosecond-level absolute timing noise

X **e, R Bouchand, D Nicolodi, M Giunta, W Hänsel… - nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Photonic synthesis of radiofrequency (RF) waveforms revived the quest for unrivalled
microwave purity because of its ability to convey the benefits of optics to the microwave …

Quantum cascade laser frequency stabilization at the sub-Hz level

B Argence, B Chanteau, O Lopez, D Nicolodi… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
High-precision measurements with molecules may refine our knowledge of various fields of
physics, from atmospheric and interstellar physics to the standard model or physics beyond …

Optical to microwave clock frequency ratios with a nearly continuous strontium optical lattice clock

J Lodewyck, S Bilicki, E Bookjans, JL Robyr, C Shi… - Metrologia, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical lattice clocks are at the forefront of frequency metrology. Both the instability and
systematic uncertainty of these clocks have been reported to be two orders of magnitude …

Optical frequency comb generation based on erbium fiber lasers

S Droste, G Ycas, BR Washburn, I Coddington… - …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Optical frequency combs have revolutionized optical frequency metrology and are being
actively investigated in a number of applications outside of pure optical frequency metrology …

Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the 10−18 level

D Nicolodi, B Argence, W Zhang, R Le Targat… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Ultrastable lasers and optical frequency combs have been the enabling technologies for the
tremendous progress made in precise optical spectroscopy over the last ten years …

Introduction to cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy

D Romanini, I Ventrillard, G Méjean, J Morville… - Cavity-Enhanced …, 2014 - Springer
In this introductory chapter we will begin with an historical outline of the development of
cavity enhanced absorption methods, with just enough attention to the applications that …

[HTML][HTML] High-power ultrafast Yb: fiber laser frequency combs using commercially available components and basic fiber tools

X Li, MAR Reber, C Corder, Y Chen, P Zhao… - Review of Scientific …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We present a detailed description of the design, construction, and performance of high-
power ultrafast Yb: fiber laser frequency combs in operation in our laboratory. We discuss …

Ultra-low noise all polarization-maintaining Er fiber-based optical frequency combs facilitated with a graphene modulator

N Kuse, CC Lee, J Jiang, C Mohr, TR Schibli… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
High bandwidth carrier phase and repetition rate control are critical for the construction of
low phase noise optical frequency combs. Here we demonstrate the use of a graphene …

Spectroscopy of 171Yb in an optical lattice based on laser linewidth transfer using a narrow linewidth frequency comb

H Inaba, K Hosaka, M Yasuda, Y Nakajima… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We propose a novel, high-performance, and practical laser source system for optical clocks.
The laser linewidth of a fiber-based frequency comb is reduced by phase locking a comb …

Low-noise 750 MHz spaced ytterbium fiber frequency combs

Y Ma, B Xu, H Ishii, F Meng, Y Nakajima… - Optics Letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate two low-noise 750 MHz ytterbium fiber frequency combs that are
independently stabilized to a continuous-wave laser. A bulk electro-optic modulator and a …