Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 10, 103001(2024)

Multiple wavelength frequency stabilization with a single transfer cavity for mercury optical lattice clock

Li Ma1,2, Qixin Liu1,2, Haiyang Song1,2, Jianfang Sun1,3, and Zhen Xu1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Wangzhijiang Innovation Center for Laser, Aerospace Laser Technology and System Department, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Configuration of the transfer cavity and its chamber.
    Schematic diagram of the multiple wavelength frequency stabilization with the transfer cavity. DM, dichroic mirror; QWP, quarter-wave plate; HWP, half-wave plate; PBS, polarization beam splitter; HR, high-reflection mirror; PD, photodiode; PID, proportional-integral-differential servo; FEOM, fiber electro-optical phase modulator; SG, signal generator. 1062-nm USL, ULE cavity stabilized laser system at 1062 nm.
    PDH error signal of the transfer cavity with the phase modulated 1062-nm reference laser. Black: the error signal of one sideband when the transfer cavity is scanning. Red: when the transfer cavity is locked. Inset: the full range with carrier and two sidebands.
    The beat note frequency variation of two 1015-nm lasers (SL-2 and SL-3) when (a) both of them are transfer-locked on the ultra-stable laser and (b) one of them is transfer-locked on the ultra-stable laser but the other is locked on a free running temperature-controlled FP cavity. (c) The beat note signal of two 1015-nm lasers, which are transfer-locked. (d) The beat note signal of two 725-nm lasers, which are transfer-locked. The red line indicates the Lorentz fit. The RBW of the spectrum analyzer is 3 kHz.
    Beat note frequency (black) and temperature of TC-2 (red) without temperature-controlling over 4 hours.
    (a) The beat note frequency variation of SL-2 and SL-1. (b) The beat note frequency variation of SL-3 and SL-1. (c) The Gaussian-fitted curve to the statistical frequency counts of the beat note frequency variation of SL-2 and SL-1. (d) The Gaussian-fitted curve to the statistical frequency counts of the beat note frequency variation of SL-3 and SL-1.
    Allan deviation of the beat note frequency signal between the FMSAS-locked laser and transfer-locked lasers. The gate time is 100 ms in the frequency counter.
    Saturated absorption spectrum and FMSAS error signal by the transfer-locked SL-2 1015-nm laser. The step frequency is 200 kHz, and the dwell time is 500 ms.
    • Table 1. Parameters for Transfer Locking and Measured Cavity Properties

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      Table 1. Parameters for Transfer Locking and Measured Cavity Properties

      λ (nm)Required Line Width and Stability (kHz)Waist (μm)FinesseνCAV (MHz)ΩPDH (MHz)
      1062/2603480 ± 1200.4312
      725<502152120 ± 1200.7120
      1015<302541530 ± 40120
      405<1000160560 ± 102.718
      1092<1000264390 ± 103.815
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    Li Ma, Qixin Liu, Haiyang Song, Jianfang Sun, Zhen Xu, "Multiple wavelength frequency stabilization with a single transfer cavity for mercury optical lattice clock," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 103001 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Feb. 13, 2024

    Accepted: May. 20, 2024

    Posted: May. 20, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhen Xu (xuzhen@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202422.103001

    CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.103001

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