Towards passive and active laser stabilization using cavity-enhanced atomic interaction
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Towards passive and active laser stabilization using cavity-enhanced atomic interaction. / Schäffer, Stefan Alaric; Christensen, Bjarke Takashi Røjle; Rathmann, Stefan Mossor; Appel, Martin Hayhurst; Henriksen, Martin Romme; Thomsen, Jan Westenkær.
In: Journal of Physics - Conference Series, Vol. 810, No. 1, 012002, 19.06.2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Towards passive and active laser stabilization using cavity-enhanced atomic interaction
AU - Schäffer, Stefan Alaric
AU - Christensen, Bjarke Takashi Røjle
AU - Rathmann, Stefan Mossor
AU - Appel, Martin Hayhurst
AU - Henriksen, Martin Romme
AU - Thomsen, Jan Westenkær
N1 - Conference code: 23
PY - 2017/6/19
Y1 - 2017/6/19
N2 - Ultra stable frequency references such as the ones used in optical atomic clocks and forquantum metrology may be obtained by stabilizing a laser to an optical cavity that is stable over time.State-of-the-art frequency references are constructed in this way, but their stabilities are currently limitedby thermally induced length fluctuations in the reference cavity. Several alternative approaches using thepotential for frequency discriminating of highly forbidden narrow atomic transitions have been proposed in,e.g., [1] and [2]. In this proceeding we will present some of the ongoing experimental efforts derived fromthese proposals, to use cavity-enhanced interaction with atomic 88Sr samples as a frequency reference forlaser stabilization. Such systems can be realized using both passive and active approaches where either theatomic phase response is used as an error signal, or the narrow atomic transition itself is used as a sourcefor a spectrally pure laser. Both approaches shows the promise of being able to compete with the currentstate of the art in stable lasers and have similar limitations on their ultimately achievable linewidths [1, 2].
AB - Ultra stable frequency references such as the ones used in optical atomic clocks and forquantum metrology may be obtained by stabilizing a laser to an optical cavity that is stable over time.State-of-the-art frequency references are constructed in this way, but their stabilities are currently limitedby thermally induced length fluctuations in the reference cavity. Several alternative approaches using thepotential for frequency discriminating of highly forbidden narrow atomic transitions have been proposed in,e.g., [1] and [2]. In this proceeding we will present some of the ongoing experimental efforts derived fromthese proposals, to use cavity-enhanced interaction with atomic 88Sr samples as a frequency reference forlaser stabilization. Such systems can be realized using both passive and active approaches where either theatomic phase response is used as an error signal, or the narrow atomic transition itself is used as a sourcefor a spectrally pure laser. Both approaches shows the promise of being able to compete with the currentstate of the art in stable lasers and have similar limitations on their ultimately achievable linewidths [1, 2].
U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/810/1/012002
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/810/1/012002
M3 - Journal article
VL - 810
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
SN - 1742-6588
IS - 1
M1 - 012002
Y2 - 19 June 2016 through 24 June 2016
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ID: 186525420