Frequency combs are created by stabilizing the evolution of the carrier–envelope phase of a mode-locked laser. Researchers have now demonstrated a simplified method of creating frequency combs that enables trains of identical pulses to be easily produced.
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Cundiff, S. Simplified stabilization. Nature Photon 4, 410–411 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.141
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.141