Optical frequency combs: Coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum

SA Diddams, K Vahala, T Udem - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND The generation and control of coherent electromagnetic waves, such as
those provided by electronic oscillators in the radio frequency domain or lasers in the optical …

Frequency comb spectroscopy

N Picqué, TW Hänsch - Nature Photonics, 2019 - nature.com
A laser frequency comb is a broad spectrum composed of equidistant narrow lines. Initially
invented for frequency metrology, such combs enable new approaches to spectroscopy over …

Dual-comb spectroscopy

I Coddington, N Newbury, W Swann - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Dual-comb spectroscopy is an emerging new spectroscopic tool that exploits the frequency
resolution, frequency accuracy, broad bandwidth, and brightness of frequency combs for …

Massively parallel sensing of trace molecules and their isotopologues with broadband subharmonic mid-infrared frequency combs

AV Muraviev, VO Smolski, ZE Loparo… - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
Mid-infrared spectroscopy offers supreme sensitivity for the detection of trace gases, solids
and liquids based on tell-tale vibrational bands specific to this spectral region. Here, we …

High-coherence mid-infrared dual-comb spectroscopy spanning 2.6 to 5.2 μm

G Ycas, FR Giorgetta, E Baumann, I Coddington… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Mid-infrared dual-comb spectroscopy has the potential to supplant conventional Fourier-
transform spectroscopy in applications requiring high resolution, accuracy, signal-to-noise …

Dual-comb spectroscopy based on quantum-cascade-laser frequency combs

G Villares, A Hugi, S Blaser, J Faist - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Dual-comb spectroscopy performed in the mid-infrared—where molecules have their
strongest rotovibrational absorption lines—offers the promise of high spectral resolution …

Frequency-comb-based remote sensing of greenhouse gases over kilometer air paths

GB Rieker, FR Giorgetta, WC Swann, J Kofler, AM Zolot… - Optica, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Increasing our understanding of regional greenhouse gas transport, sources, and sinks
requires accurate, precise, continuous measurements of small gas enhancements over long …

Picometer-resolution dual-comb spectroscopy with a free-running fiber laser

X Zhao, G Hu, B Zhao, C Li, Y Pan, Y Liu, T Yasui… - Optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Dual-comb spectroscopy holds the promise as real-time, high-resolution spectroscopy tools.
However, in its conventional schemes, the stringent requirement on the coherence between …

Mid-infrared dual-comb spectroscopy with electro-optic modulators

M Yan, PL Luo, K Iwakuni, G Millot… - Light: Science & …, 2017 - nature.com
Absorption spectroscopy of fundamental ro-vibrational transitions in the mid-infrared region
provides a powerful tool for studying the structure and dynamics of molecules in the gas …

Adaptive real-time dual-comb spectroscopy

T Ideguchi, A Poisson, G Guelachvili, N Picqué… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The spectrum of a laser frequency comb consists of several hundred thousand equally
spaced lines over a broad spectral bandwidth. Such frequency combs have revolutionized …