Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Mechanical overtone frequency combs

  • Matthijs H. J. de Jong,
  • Adarsh Ganesan,
  • Andrea Cupertino,
  • Simon Gröblacher,
  • Richard A. Norte

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36953-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The authors combined optical traps and frequency combs to create new acoustic technology – a mechanical frequency comb. The generation of this comb does not require any precision control, making it uniquely positioned for sensing, metrology, and quantum technology.