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Accurate Optical-Frequency Synthesis

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This contribution reports on devices that are of critical importance to the development of an accurate and phase-coherent optical synthesizer. In particular, we report on techniques to generate optical signals at accurate offset frequencies from a given optical signal, as well as techniques that can be used to link the optical and microwave frequency domains. A detailed presentation of potential noise sources of the various techniques enables a calculation of the likely frequency stability of the synthesizer. When those calculations are combined with experimentally measured results, we demonstrate that the long-hoped-for goal of optical synthesis at the fractional frequency level of 10−15 (≈ 1Hz) level is readily achievable with present-day technology.

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Luiten, A.N. (2001). Accurate Optical-Frequency Synthesis. In: Luiten, A.N. (eds) Frequency Measurement and Control. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44991-4_14

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