Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy
We present a method for accurate mid-infrared frequency measurements and stabilization to a near-infrared ultra-stable frequency reference, transmitted with a long-distance fibre link and continuously monitored against state-of-the-art atomic fountain clocks. As a first application, we measure the f...
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| author | B Chanteau O Lopez W Zhang D Nicolodi B Argence F Auguste M Abgrall C Chardonnet G Santarelli B Darquié Y Le Coq A Amy-Klein |
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| description | We present a method for accurate mid-infrared frequency measurements and stabilization to a near-infrared ultra-stable frequency reference, transmitted with a long-distance fibre link and continuously monitored against state-of-the-art atomic fountain clocks. As a first application, we measure the frequency of an OsO _4 rovibrational molecular line around 10 μ m with an uncertainty of 8 × 10 ^−13 . We also demonstrate the frequency stabilization of a mid-infrared laser with fractional stability better than 4 × 10 ^−14 at 1 s averaging time and a linewidth below 17 Hz. This new stabilization scheme gives us the ability to transfer frequency stability in the range of 10 ^−15 or even better, currently accessible in the near infrared or in the visible, to mid-infrared lasers in a wide frequency range. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fa6780abd05490e9184ac2556178c292023-08-08T11:11:33ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302013-01-0115707300310.1088/1367-2630/15/7/073003Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopyB Chanteau0O Lopez1W Zhang2D Nicolodi3B Argence4F Auguste5M Abgrall6C Chardonnet7G Santarelli8B Darquié9Y Le Coq10A Amy-Klein11Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, FranceLNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, France; Laboratoire Photonique, Numérique et Nanosciences, Université de Bordeaux 1, Institut d'Optique and CNRS, 351 cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceLNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, F-93430 Villetaneuse, FranceWe present a method for accurate mid-infrared frequency measurements and stabilization to a near-infrared ultra-stable frequency reference, transmitted with a long-distance fibre link and continuously monitored against state-of-the-art atomic fountain clocks. As a first application, we measure the frequency of an OsO _4 rovibrational molecular line around 10 μ m with an uncertainty of 8 × 10 ^−13 . We also demonstrate the frequency stabilization of a mid-infrared laser with fractional stability better than 4 × 10 ^−14 at 1 s averaging time and a linewidth below 17 Hz. This new stabilization scheme gives us the ability to transfer frequency stability in the range of 10 ^−15 or even better, currently accessible in the near infrared or in the visible, to mid-infrared lasers in a wide frequency range.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/073003 |
| spellingShingle | B Chanteau O Lopez W Zhang D Nicolodi B Argence F Auguste M Abgrall C Chardonnet G Santarelli B Darquié Y Le Coq A Amy-Klein Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy New Journal of Physics |
| title | Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy |
| title_full | Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy |
| title_fullStr | Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy |
| title_short | Mid-infrared laser phase-locking to a remote near-infrared frequency reference for high-precision molecular spectroscopy |
| title_sort | mid infrared laser phase locking to a remote near infrared frequency reference for high precision molecular spectroscopy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/073003 |
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