光学学报, 2004, 24 (10): 1335, 网络出版: 2006-06-12   

声光偏频亚多普勒光谱无调制激光频率锁定

Modulation-Free Laser Frequency Locking by AOM Shifted Cesium Sub-Doppler Spectra
作者单位
山西大学光电研究所,量子光学与光量子器件国家重点实验室, 太原 030006
摘要
将激光器锁定到合适的参考频率标准上,可以有效地改善激光器的频率稳定性。采用两个声光调制器(AOM),使铯原子D2线饱和吸收光谱分别发生Ω±Δ绝对频移;通过改变射频压控振荡器(RF VCO)的Vf端口直流电压调节相对频移间隔Δ,当相对频率间隔选择合适时两信号相减得到了类色散型鉴频曲线。实验中实现了852 nm光栅外腔半导体激光器相对于铯原子D2线6S1/2 F=4??6P3/2 F′=5超精细跃迁线(中心频率ν0)的无调制偏频锁定(锁定后中心频率ν0+Ω,偏频量为Ω)。由闭环锁定后的误差信号估计,50 s内典型的频率起伏小于±270 kHz,较相同时间段内激光器自由运转时的频率起伏14 MHz有显著的改善。该方法可避免对激光器直接进行频率调制的常规饱和吸收锁频方案所引入的额外频率噪声和强度噪声。
Abstract
Locking laser source to a proper frequency standard can obviously improve the laser's frequency stability. Using two acousto-optic modulators (AOMs) to shift the saturation absorption spectra of cesium D2 line by tuning the DC voltage of the radio frequency voltage controlled oscillator's (RF VCO ) Vf inputing port the AOM shifted sub-Doppler spectra were gotten, and dispersion-like frequency discriminating signal was obtained by subtracting the two relatively shifted sub-Doppler spectra. Modulation-free absolute frequency stabilization of an 852 nm grating-external-cavity diode laser was demonstrated with a frequency shifting of 80 MHz. Thanks to this modulation-free locking scheme, the typical frequency jitter of less than ±270 kHz in 50 s, relative to the cesium hyperfine transition of 6S1/2 F=4??6P3/2 =5, was estimated in preliminary stabilization. The long-term frequency stability was greatly improved comparing with the frequency fluctuation of about 14 MHz under free-running condition in the same time scale. This scheme can avoid the extra frequency noise as well as intensity noise duo to the direct frequency dither on laser source in the conventional saturation absorption technique.

闫树斌, 王彦华, 刘涛, 张天才, 王军民. 声光偏频亚多普勒光谱无调制激光频率锁定[J]. 光学学报, 2004, 24(10): 1335. 闫树斌, 王彦华, 刘涛, 张天才, 王军民. Modulation-Free Laser Frequency Locking by AOM Shifted Cesium Sub-Doppler Spectra[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2004, 24(10): 1335.

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