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Generation and Coherent Control of Pulsed Quantum Frequency Combs
Published on: June 8, 2018
Analysis of the temporal coherence function of a femtosecond optical frequency comb
Dong Wei1, Satoru Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamasu
1Department of Precision Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. weidong@nanolab.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Abstract:
The temporal coherence function of the femtosecond pulse train from femtosecond optical frequency comb (FOFC) has been studied. The theoretical derivation, which is based on the electric field equations of a pulse train, has been used to model the temporal coherence function of the FOFC and shows good agreement with experimental measurements which are taken with a modified Michelson interferometer. The theoretical and experimental points of view provide useful information for applications of FOFC in imaging and metrology.
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