Electro-optic Laser Colors (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Electro-optic Laser Colors

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Graphic depicting how specific frequencies, or colors, of light (sharp peaks) emerge from the electronic background noise (blue) in NIST's ultrafast electro-optic laser. The vertical backdrop shows how these colors combine to create an optical frequency comb, or "ruler" for light.

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D. Carlson/NIST

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