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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 1, 011401(2024)

Dual-mode stabilization for laser to radio-frequency locking by using a single-sideband modulation and a Fabry–Pérot cavity

Yibo Wang1,2, Hongwei Zhang1,2, Chenhao Zhao1,2, Gang Zhao1,2、*, Xiaojuan Yan1,2, and Weiguang Ma1,2、**
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics & Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    Yibo Wang, Hongwei Zhang, Chenhao Zhao, Gang Zhao, Xiaojuan Yan, Weiguang Ma. Dual-mode stabilization for laser to radio-frequency locking by using a single-sideband modulation and a Fabry–Pérot cavity[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(1): 011401

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    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Apr. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 22, 2024

    The Author Email: Gang Zhao (gangzhao@sxu.edu.cn), Weiguang Ma (mwg@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202422.011401

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