• Reviewing time and frequency domain quantities such as Allan deviation, phase noise and timing jitter
• Explaining the need for stable oscillators and the levels of the performance for different applications
• Presenting the concept of the laser linewidth and the Pound-Drever-Hall laser stabilization
• Comparing the performances of the high-end quartz, microwave, and optical oscillators, and reviewing the rules of the fair comparison

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Speakers

Dr. Nikola Bucalovic, Product Manager - Ultrastable Lasers, Menlo Systems

• Physics Diploma – Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• PhD Physics, Laboratoire Temps-Fréquence, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Laser and Optics Specialist at ELI Beamlines, Prague, Czech Republic
• Joined Menlo Systems in December 2019 as Product Manager Ultrastable Lasers

Dr. Maurice Lessing, Group Leader - Ultrastable Lasers, Menlo Systems

• Physics studies in Munich (Germany) and St Andrews (United Kingdom)
• EngD in Physics at the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
• Joined Menlo Systems in December 2015
  Dec 2015 – Apr 2020: Product Manager Optical Reference Systems
  since Feb 2017: Group Leader Optical Reference Systems

Dr. Dag Schmidt, Product Manager - Optical Frequency Combs, Menlo Systems

• Physics studies in Karlsruhe and Tübingen (Germany)
• PhD in Physics at the University of Tübingen (Germany)
• Joined Menlo Systems in January 2017
  Jan. 2017 – June 2018: Field service engineer
  since June 2018: Product manager for optical frequency combs

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