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Compact optical atomic clocks and applications based on parametric nonlinear optical mixing in whispering gallery mode optical resonators

US8831056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OEwaves, Inc. · US

Inventors

Anatoliy Savchenkov · Glendale, US
Lute Maleki · Pasadena, US
Andrey B. Matsko · Pasadena, US
David Seidel · Goleta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2012
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/0656
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Techniques and devices based on optical resonators made of nonlinear optical materials and nonlinear wave mixing to generate optical combs that are stabilized relative to an atomic reference.

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