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Searching for applications with a fine-tooth comb

Frequency combs — broadband phase-coherent optical sources — are finding an increasing number of new applications in the field of metrology.

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Figure 1: Frequency combs come in many shapes and sizes.
Figure 2: Some of the metrological applications of frequency combs.

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Newbury, N. Searching for applications with a fine-tooth comb. Nature Photon 5, 186–188 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.38

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