Compact, thermal-noise-limited optical cavity for diode laser stabilization at 1 x 10-15
Optics
2009-11-13 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We demonstrate phase and frequency stabilization of a diode laser at the thermal noise limit of a passive optical cavity. The system is compact and exploits a cavity design that reduces vibration sensitivity. The sub-Hz laser is characterized by comparison to a second independent system with similar fractional frequency stability (1 x 10-15 at 1 s). The laser is further characterized by resolving a 2 Hz wide, ultranarrow optical clock transition in ultracold strontium.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0610274,
title = {Compact, thermal-noise-limited optical cavity for diode laser stabilization at 1 x 10-15},
author = {A. D. Ludlow and X. Huang* and M. Notcutt and T. Zanon and S. M. Foreman and M. M. Boyd and S. Blatt and J. Ye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0610274},
year = {2009}
}
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14 double-spaced pages (= 3 journal pages), 4 figures