Terahertz Synthetic FM Triplet for Distortion-Free Stabilization and Lamb-Dip Spectroscopy
Abstract
We demonstrate a distortion-free terahertz frequency stabilization technique using a "synthetic FM triplet" to overcome modulation sideband interference associated with high-density spectral lines in molecular clocks. By applying this method to the rotational transitions of acetonitrile (CHCN), we successfully generated clean derivative waveforms free from inter-line interference, achieving a fractional frequency instability of at an averaging time of . Furthermore, we report the observation of Lamb-dips using this high-fidelity approach. Our results establish acetonitrile as a promising candidate for high-agility molecular clocks and provide a robust solution for precision spectroscopy of molecules with complex hyperfine structures.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.07737,
title = {Terahertz Synthetic FM Triplet for Distortion-Free Stabilization and Lamb-Dip Spectroscopy},
author = {Kohei Eguchi and Toki Tanaka and Hiroshi Ito and Koichiro Tanaka},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.07737},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
12 pages, 5 figures