A frequency comb or spectral comb is a spectrum made of discrete and regularly spaced spectral lines. In optics, a frequency comb can be generated by certain laser sources.

Dec 31, 2009 · What do optical frequency combs do? Optical frequency combs are specialized lasers that act like a ruler for light. They measure exact frequencies of light — from the invisible infrared and ultraviolet to visible red, yellow, green and blue light — quickly and accurately.

Sep 20, 2021 · Significant advances have been made recently in achieving micro-OFC devices based on parametric frequency conversion or electro-optic phase modulation. Here, we demonstrate a new kind of microcomb using a cavity optomechanical system …

A frequency comb can be used as an optical ruler: If the comb frequencies are known, the frequency comb can be used e.g. to measure unknown frequencies by measuring beat notes, which reveal the difference in frequency between the …

For a comb with sufficiently broad bandwidth, it is now straightforward to determine the absolute frequencies of all of the comb lines. This ability has revolutionized optical-frequency metrology, synthesis, and optical atomic clocks.

Feb 21, 2019 · Chip-scale frequency comb spectrometers promise integrated devices for real-time sensing in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. This Review gives a summary of the developments in the emerging...

In this review, I will trace several of these developments while attempting to offer perspective on the challenges and opportunities for frequency combs that might lie ahead in the next decade. OCIS codes: 320.7090, 140.4050, 120.3940. 1. INTRODUCTION: THE MODE-LOCKED LASER—A FREQUENCY COMB LOOKING FOR STABILIZATION.

Apr 30, 2006 · As a result, the phase-stabilized modelocked laser, which can coherently connect optical and microwave frequencies, also became capable of providing a table-top absolute optical frequency reference, replacing the much larger and more complex existing technology of harmonic frequency chains.

Abstract-We propose a method to generate a comb of pre- cisely spaced optical frequencies over a terahertz span. This scheme uses a sinusoidally driven phase modulator and an optical amplifier placed within an optical fiber loop, so that the modulation is …

Electro-optic frequency combs (EO combs) can be generated by concatenating an intensity modulator and phase modulator together. The first part of this work focuses on broadening the modest bandwidth inherent to the EO combs.