Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 11, 1127013(2025)

Progress of Phase-Locked Control Techniques in Optical Quantum Information (Invited)

Xueshi Guo1,2、*, Fenghao Qiu1,2, Wenqi Li1,2, and Xiaoying Li1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Schematic diagram of active stabilization control principle for optical system
    Schematic diagram of PID controller principle
    Schematic diagram of PLI principle
    Schematic diagram of OPLL principle for laser frequency synchronization
    Schematic diagram of PDH phase-locked principle for optical resonator
    Performance assessments of phase-locked systems. (a) Comparison of error signals before and after phase-locked[16]; (b) phase noise spectral density and integrated phase noise spectral density of the interferometer phase-locked system[15]; (c) comparison of the beat frequency error signal spectral widths before and after the laser frequency locking[25]
    Squeezed angle locking of vacuum squeezed state using frequency-shifted auxiliary light[55]
    Squeezed angle locking principle of vacuum squeezed state by the balanced zero-beat detector noise[57]
    Time controlling sequence of squeezed angle locking for vacuum squeezed state by chopped locking[58]. (a) Timing sequence of light field; (b) timing sequence of trigger for phase locking; (c) timing sequence of trigger for measurement
    Coherent modulation locking of nonlinear SU(1,1) interferometer[14]
    Arbitrary phase-locked scheme base on single photon detector[61]. (a) Schematic diagram of MZI and reference light; (b) relationship between counting ratioof the output channels and phase difference of interferometer
    Phase recovery of TF-QKD without phase-locked[68]
    • Table 1. Function and implementation of typical PLIs

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      Table 1. Function and implementation of typical PLIs

      Publication yearType of interferometerType of controllerPhase fluctuation /rad
      196710MZIDirect-coupledNot mentioned
      201113MSIDigital PID~0.01
      201514SU(1,1)Analog PID~0.05
      201915f-to-2fDigital PID0.005‒0.020
      201916MZIDigital PID~0.018
      202111MSIDigital PID~0.004
      202417ABIDigital PID~0.01
    • Table 2. Key parameters and implementations of typical OPLLs

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      Table 2. Key parameters and implementations of typical OPLLs

      Publication yearMaster laserSlave laserOPLL typePhase variance /radFrequency offset /GHz
      196518He-Ne laserHe-Ne laserHomodyne OPLLNot mentionedNot mentioned
      198328GaAlAs LDGaAlAs LDHeterdyne OPLLNot mentioned0.04
      199029Nd∶YAGNd∶YAGHomodyne OPLL<0.071Not mentioned
      199230DFB laserDFB laserHeterdyne OPLL0.23‒18
      199922DFB laserDFB laserOIPLL0.077>26
      200931ECDLECDLHeterdyne OPLL<0.140.01‒1.3
      201032SG-DBR laserSG-DBR laserHeterdyne OPLL0.17Not mentioned
      201133ECDLDBR laserOIPLL<0.045Not mentioned
      201834ECDLDBR laserHeterdyne OPLL0.114‒12
      202325LDLDHeterdyne OPLL0.2Not mentioned
    • Table 3. Key parameters of PDH technology

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      Table 3. Key parameters of PDH technology

      Publication yearLaser typeFractional frequency instabilityBeatnote linewidth /HzCavity length /cm
      198337Argon-ion & dye laserNot mentioned<100Not mentioned
      199938Dye laser at 563 nm3×10-16 in 1 s0.624
      200439Nd∶YAG10-15 level in 5 s<0.510
      200840Diode laser at 972 nm2×10-15 in 10 s0.57.75
      201141Laser at 578 nm2×10-16 in less than 10 sNot mentioned29
      201542Diode lasers at 698 nmbelow 10-16 in 1000 sNot mentioned48
      201943Fiber laser at 1542 nm3.7×10-17 in 1000 sNot mentioned21
      202244Nd∶YAG6×10-16 in 1 s0.310
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    Xueshi Guo, Fenghao Qiu, Wenqi Li, Xiaoying Li. Progress of Phase-Locked Control Techniques in Optical Quantum Information (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(11): 1127013

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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Mar. 25, 2025

    Accepted: May. 6, 2025

    Published Online: May. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Xueshi Guo (xueshiguo@tju.edu.cn), Xiaoying Li (xiaoyingli@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250884

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250884

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