• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 3, 031404 (2023)
Yafeng Huang1、2, Di Hu1, Meifeng Ye1、2, Yating Wang1、2, Yanli Li1、2, Ming Li1、3, Yinnan Chen1、2, Qiuzhi Qu1, Lingke Wang1、*, Liang Liu1, and Tang Li1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Space Laser Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.031404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yafeng Huang, Di Hu, Meifeng Ye, Yating Wang, Yanli Li, Ming Li, Yinnan Chen, Qiuzhi Qu, Lingke Wang, Liang Liu, Tang Li. All-fiber-based ultrastable laser with long-term frequency stability of 1.1 × 10-14[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(3): 031404 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the FDL laser frequency stabilization. AOM, acousto-optic modulator; Iso, optical isolator; PD, photodetector; FDL, fiber delay line; FM, Faraday mirror; RF, radio frequency; HMI signal, heterodyne Michelson interferometer signal.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the FDL laser frequency stabilization. AOM, acousto-optic modulator; Iso, optical isolator; PD, photodetector; FDL, fiber delay line; FM, Faraday mirror; RF, radio frequency; HMI signal, heterodyne Michelson interferometer signal.
    Schematic of the vacuum chamber.
    Fig. 2. Schematic of the vacuum chamber.
    Temperature distribution nephogram and fluctuations of components inside the vacuum chamber. (a) Temperature nephogram of the five-layer thermal shield, AOM, and fiber spool; (b-1) temperature fluctuation of the first-layer shield; (b-2) simulated temperature fluctuation on the optical fiber; (c-1) temperature fluctuation of the vacuum chamber; (c-2) simulated temperature fluctuation on the optical power and RF power circuits.
    Fig. 3. Temperature distribution nephogram and fluctuations of components inside the vacuum chamber. (a) Temperature nephogram of the five-layer thermal shield, AOM, and fiber spool; (b-1) temperature fluctuation of the first-layer shield; (b-2) simulated temperature fluctuation on the optical fiber; (c-1) temperature fluctuation of the vacuum chamber; (c-2) simulated temperature fluctuation on the optical power and RF power circuits.
    Free-running relative power fluctuation to (a) the optical power injected into the interferometer and (b) the RF power driving the AOM2. FDL-stabilized laser frequency step response to (c) the optical power injected into the interferometer and (d) the RF power driving the AOM2.
    Fig. 4. Free-running relative power fluctuation to (a) the optical power injected into the interferometer and (b) the RF power driving the AOM2. FDL-stabilized laser frequency step response to (c) the optical power injected into the interferometer and (d) the RF power driving the AOM2.
    FFT spectrum of the beat-note signal (blue circles) and its Gaussian fit (red line).
    Fig. 5. FFT spectrum of the beat-note signal (blue circles) and its Gaussian fit (red line).
    Frequency noise PSD of the FDL-stabilized laser.
    Fig. 6. Frequency noise PSD of the FDL-stabilized laser.
    Fractional frequency instability of the FDL-stabilized laser. The inset displays the FDL-stabilized laser frequency fluctuation to the current work (red line) and our previous work (blue line)[17].
    Fig. 7. Fractional frequency instability of the FDL-stabilized laser. The inset displays the FDL-stabilized laser frequency fluctuation to the current work (red line) and our previous work (blue line)[17].
    Yafeng Huang, Di Hu, Meifeng Ye, Yating Wang, Yanli Li, Ming Li, Yinnan Chen, Qiuzhi Qu, Lingke Wang, Liang Liu, Tang Li. All-fiber-based ultrastable laser with long-term frequency stability of 1.1 × 10-14[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(3): 031404
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