• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 7, 0714005 (2019)
Xuezhi Chen, Yuan Yao, Yanyi Jiang*, and Longsheng Ma
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  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201939.0714005 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xuezhi Chen, Yuan Yao, Yanyi Jiang, Longsheng Ma. Automatic Control of Optical Frequency Synthesizer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(7): 0714005 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    An optical frequency synthesizer can output single-frequency Hz-linewidth laser with high frequency stability at a specified optical frequency within a wide spectral range. Based on a prototype of optical frequency synthesizer at 700-990 nm, we make a step towards its automatic control. The wavelength of output laser and a motorized rotation stage of a grating are set automatically after comparing the reading of a wavemeter with the target output frequency. The beat frequency signal between the output laser and femtosecond optical comb can be obtained, and automatic signal processing can be realized, obtaining phase-locked control signal between the output laser and reference laser. An error signal for laser frequency control can be obtained within one minute. This study lays a foundation for the realizing the fully automatic optical frequency synthesizer.
    Xuezhi Chen, Yuan Yao, Yanyi Jiang, Longsheng Ma. Automatic Control of Optical Frequency Synthesizer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(7): 0714005
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