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Frequency Locking of an Optical Cavity using LQG Integral Control

Quantum Physics 2015-05-13 v1 Systems and Control

Abstract

This paper considers the application of integral Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) optimal control theory to a problem of cavity locking in quantum optics. The cavity locking problem involves controlling the error between the laser frequency and the resonant frequency of the cavity. A model for the cavity system, which comprises a piezo-electric actuator and an optical cavity is experimentally determined using a subspace identification method. An LQG controller which includes integral action is synthesized to stabilize the frequency of the cavity to the laser frequency and to reject low frequency noise. The controller is successfully implemented in the laboratory using a dSpace DSP board.

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@article{arxiv.0809.0545,
  title  = {Frequency Locking of an Optical Cavity using LQG Integral Control},
  author = {S. Z. Sayed Hassen and M. Heurs and E. H. Huntington and I. R. Petersen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.0545},
  year   = {2015}
}

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18 pages, 9 figures

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