Scientists build first 'frequency comb' to display visible 'teeth'
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Finally, an optical frequency comb that visibly lives up to its name. Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States have built the first optical frequency comb - a tool for precisely measuring different frequencies of visible light - that actually looks like a comb...