Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 22, 2212005(2020)

Quantum Vacuum Measurement Based on Fabry-Perot Laser Resonant Cavity

Wenjie Jia, Zhenhua Xi, Dong Fan, Meng Dong, Chengyao Wu, and Yongjun Cheng*
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  • Research Center of Vacuum Measurement Technology, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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    We develop a quantum vacuum measurement device based on a Fabry-Perot laser resonant cavity and use the beat frequency and the Pound Drever Hall (PDH) laser frequency-locking technology to accurately measure the change of resonant frequency in the cavity before and after inflation. The refractive index of dry Ar at the temperature of 299.1485 K and the vacuum degree of 10 2-10 5 Pa is measured. With the measurement result by the capacitance diaphragm vacuum meter, we get the relation coefficient of 2.50835×10 -9 between refractive index and vacuum degree. In addition, we compare and analyze the difference between the retrieved and measured vacuum degrees, and finally, we evaluate the laser frequency uncertainty as well as the refractive index and vacuum measurement uncertainty. The results show that the laser frequency uncertainty is 5×10 -12, the refractive index measurement uncertainty is 1.64×10 -8, and the vacuum measurement uncertainty is 2.5×10 -4. The developed quantum vacuum measurement device based on the Fabry-Perot laser resonator has been used to realize the quantum vacuum measurement, which provides some reference for the research of quantum vacuum measurement technologies in China.

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    Wenjie Jia, Zhenhua Xi, Dong Fan, Meng Dong, Chengyao Wu, Yongjun Cheng. Quantum Vacuum Measurement Based on Fabry-Perot Laser Resonant Cavity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(22): 2212005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: May. 29, 2020

    Accepted: Aug. 3, 2020

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2020

    The Author Email: Cheng Yongjun (ouc2016opjwj@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.2212005

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