Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 45, Issue 7, 1894(2025)
Study on the Factors Affecting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Two-Photon Optical Frequency Standard Spectral Lines Based on Rubidium Atom
The optical frequency standard based on two-photon transition is expected to become a miniaturized optical atomic clock available in the future. Acquiring spectral lines with a high signal-to-noise ratio is an important prerequisite for achieving high-performance optical frequency standards. The experimental setup of the two-photon transition optical frequency standard was completed. The factors affecting the signal-to-noise ratio of the optical frequency standard spectral line were experimentally analyzed from the aspects of laser intensity, atomic density, and the gain of the photomultiplier tube, and the signal-to-noise ratio of the optical frequency standard transition spectral line under different parameter values was obtained. Experimental results show that the spectral line's signal-to-noise ratio increases linearly with the increase of the laser intensity in the range of 15 700 mW·mm-2. When the atomicitydensity reaches 1.5×1013 cm-3and the PMT gain is 1.2×105, the signal-to-noise ratio of the spectral line reaches saturation. The signal-to-noise ratio of the spectral line of the two-photon transition optical frequency standard obtained by this setup can reach up to 2600. Considering that the linewidth of the two-photon transition spectral line is 1MHz, the short-term frequency stability of the optical frequency standard is expected to reach 3×10-13τ-1/2. By studying the factors affecting the signal-to-noise ratio of two-photon optical frequency standard spectral lines based on Rubidium atoms, the atomic transition spectral line with a high signal-to-noise ratio is obtained, which is of great significance for the development of high-performance and integrated two-photon optical frequency standards.
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ZHANG Jiong-yang, ZHAI Hao, XIAO Yu-hua, WANG Ji, DAI Hu, CHEN Jiang. Study on the Factors Affecting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Two-Photon Optical Frequency Standard Spectral Lines Based on Rubidium Atom[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2025, 45(7): 1894
Received: Dec. 25, 2024
Accepted: Jul. 24, 2025
Published Online: Jul. 24, 2025
The Author Email: ZHAI Hao (2692244353@qq.com)