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Terahertz Synthetic FM Triplet for Distortion-Free Stabilization and Lamb-Dip Spectroscopy

Optics 2026-02-10 v1

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 (CH3_3CN), we successfully generated clean derivative waveforms free from inter-line interference, achieving a fractional frequency instability of 1×1091 \times 10^{-9} at an averaging time of 1 s1~\mathrm{s}. 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.

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@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}
}

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12 pages, 5 figures