frequency comb

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frequency
noun
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/ˈfriː.kwən.si/us
/ˈfriː.kwən.si/
the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number ...
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comb
noun[C]
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/kəʊm/us
/koʊm/
a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange ...
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(Definition offrequencyandcombfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, the electron pulse train stems from the interference of the "frequencycomb" of the above-threshold components.
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We discuss the use of such phase-locked continuum pulses in the realization of a new kind of ultrabroadfrequencycombfor absolute frequency measurements throughout the visible spectrum.
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They have been produced in microscopic glass spheres or toruses, for example, with applications in lasing, optomechanical cooling,frequencycombgeneration and sensing.
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Nevertheless, the four-wave mixing effect above can create and stabilize a perfectfrequencycombin such a structure.
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This creates afrequencycombby four-wave mixing as described above.
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To measure an unknown frequency, thefrequencycomboutput is dispersed into a spectrum.
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In this manner, locking of thefrequencycomboutput to an atomic standard can be performed in a single step.
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Such afrequencycombis similar to a ruler.
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He developed an opticalfrequencycombsynthesiser, which makes it possible, for the first time, to measure with extreme precision the number of light oscillations per second.
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With the refinement of thefrequencycomb, these measurements have become much more accessible and numerous optical clock systems are now being developed around the world.
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Existing frequency combs were too precise to be useful for astronomy, with teeth too close together.
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Similar coherence lengths can be reached with optical frequency combs due to the narrow linewidth of each tooth.
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This problem has been solved with the development of self-referenced mode-locked lasers, commonly referred to as femtosecond frequency combs.
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Currently, optical frequency combs have provided a much simpler method of measuring optical frequencies.
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Frequency combs can be generated by a number of mechanisms, including amplitude modulation of a continuous wave laser or stabilization of the pulse train generated by a mode locked laser.
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