@article{521, author = {Steven Cundiff and Jun Ye and John Hall}, title = {Optical frequency synthesis based on mode-locked lasers}, abstract = {The synthesis of optical frequencies from the primary cesium microwave standard has traditionally been a difficult problem due to the large disparity in frequency. Recently this field has been dramatically advanced by the introduction and use of mode-locked lasers. This application of mode-locked lasers has been particularly aided by the ability to generate mode-locked spectra that span an octave. This review article describes how mode-locked lasers are used for optical frequency synthesis and gives recent results obtained using them.}, year = {2001}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments}, volume = {72}, pages = {3749}, month = {2001-10}, issn = {00346748}, doi = {10.1063/1.1400144}, }