Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
Laser frequency stabilization giving a 500-Hz Allan deviation for a 2-ms integration time with drift reduced to 7 kHz/min over several minutes was achieved at 1536 nm in the optical communication band. A continuously regenerated spectral hole in the inhomogeneously broadened 4I15/2(1)!4I13/2(1) optical absorption of an Er31:Y2SiO5 crystal was used as the short-term frequency reference, while a variation on the locking technique allowed simultaneous use of the inhomogeneously broadened absorption line as a long-term reference. The reported frequency stability was achieved without vibration isolation. Spectral hole burning frequency stabilization provides ideal laser sources for high-resolution spectroscopy, real-time optical signal processing, and a range of applications requiring ultra-narrow-band light sources or coherent detection; the time scale for stability and the compatibility with spectral hole burning devices make this technique complementary to other frequency references for laser stabilization.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.63.155111
Recommended Citation
Sellin, P.B., Strickland, N.M., Böttger, T., Carlsten, J.L., Cone, R.L. Laser stabilization at 1536 nm using regenerative spectral hole burning. (2001) Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 63 (15), art. no. 155111. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.63.155111
Comments
Copyright 2001 American Physical Society
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