Frequency Measurement and Control Advanced Techniques and Future Trends

Optical frequency measurement is an extremely challenging field of experimental physics that is presently undergoing a renaissance of interest and endeavour. The motivation for this rebirth comes from two diverse fronts: the very practical needs of modern high-throughput optical communication system...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Luiten, Andre N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Topics in Applied Physics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Low-Noise and Ultrastable Secondary Frequency Standards
  • Low-Noise Microwave Resonator-Oscillators: Current Status and Future Developments
  • Ultrastable Cryogenic Microwave Oscillators
  • Frequency-Temperature Compensation Techniques for High-Q Microwave Resonators
  • Laser-Cooled Atom and Trapped-Ion Frequency Standards
  • Optical Frequency Standards Based on Neutral Atoms and Molecules
  • Cold-Atom Clocks on Earth and in Space
  • Single-Ion Optical Frequency Standards and Measurement of their Absolute Optical Frequency
  • Recent Developments in Microwave Ion Clocks
  • Conventional Optical Frequency Measurement and Mid-Infrared Frequency Standards
  • Optical Frequency Measurement by Conventional Frequency Multiplication
  • Optical Frequency Measurements Relying on a Mid-Infrared Frequency Standard
  • Advanced Optical Frequency Measurement and Synthesis
  • Measuring the Frequency of Light with Mode-Locked Lasers
  • Generation and Metrological Application of Optical Frequency Combs
  • Generation of Expanded Optical Frequency Combs
  • Accurate Optical-Frequency Synthesis