Microresonator Frequency Comb Optical Clock

Abstract

Optical frequency combs serve as the clockwork of optical clocks, which are now the best time-keeping systems inexistence. The use of precise optical time and frequency technology in various applications beyond the research lab remains a significant challenge, but one that integrated microresonator technology is poised to address. Here, we report a silicon-chip-based microresonator comb optical clock that converts an optical frequency reference to a microwave signal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 2014
Accession Number
AD1014950

Entities

People

  • Franklyn Quinlan
  • Hansuek Lee
  • Katja Beha
  • Kerry Vahala
  • Pascal Del’haye
  • Scott A. Diddams
  • Scott B. Papp

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Data Set
  • Digital Data
  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Combs
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Modulation
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Optics
  • Oscillators
  • Power
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resonators
  • Sidebands
  • Silicon Compounds
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Terahertz Radiation
  • United States
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design