Benefiting from the recent progress in precise engineering of quantum states and sub-10 mHz linewidth lasers,the stability and accuracy of optical atomic clocks have reached and even exceeded the 1018 level,surpassing...Benefiting from the recent progress in precise engineering of quantum states and sub-10 mHz linewidth lasers,the stability and accuracy of optical atomic clocks have reached and even exceeded the 1018 level,surpassing their microwave counterparts by over two orders of magnitude[1,2].These advances lead to an anticipated redefinition of the international system of units(SI)second in terms of an optical reference transition as early as 2026.展开更多
A 459 nm Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter（FADOF） working at the side wings of the cesium6S1∕2→ 7P1∕2transition with weak oscillator strength is achieved. The transmittance of the higher side wing reach...A 459 nm Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter（FADOF） working at the side wings of the cesium6S1∕2→ 7P1∕2transition with weak oscillator strength is achieved. The transmittance of the higher side wing reaches 98% at a temperature of 179°C and magnetic field above 323 G. The experimental results coincide with the theoretical predictions in 1982 and 1995, which were not realized in experiments for over three decades. Due to its high transmittance, high accuracy, and narrow linewidth, the 459 nm FADOF can be applied in underwater optical communications, the building of active optical clocks, and laser frequency stabilization in active optical clocks.展开更多
So far, the only Ca magneto-optic atomic filters reported are based on a heated Ca cell, and the transmission spectrum obtained is double-peaked with 3 GHz effective passband limited by Doppler broadening. A magneto-o...So far, the only Ca magneto-optic atomic filters reported are based on a heated Ca cell, and the transmission spectrum obtained is double-peaked with 3 GHz effective passband limited by Doppler broadening. A magneto-optic atomic filter with single-peaked transmission spectrum of sub-Doppler bandwidth based on the thermal Ca atomic beam is firstly experimentally demonstrated. The fast Ca dipole transition(1S0–1P1) at 422.7 nm, which matches a strong solar Fraunhofer line, was utilized. A folded ninebeam traveling wave configuration is employed, and the maximum transmission efficiency is measured to be 7.3 %.A sub-Doppler transmission bandwidth of 590 MHz, much narrower than the 2.2 GHz Doppler width in the heated atomic cell, is obtained for the first time.展开更多
文摘Benefiting from the recent progress in precise engineering of quantum states and sub-10 mHz linewidth lasers,the stability and accuracy of optical atomic clocks have reached and even exceeded the 1018 level,surpassing their microwave counterparts by over two orders of magnitude[1,2].These advances lead to an anticipated redefinition of the international system of units(SI)second in terms of an optical reference transition as early as 2026.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (grant no. 61225003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 61101081, 60837004, and 61401036)the National Hi-Tech Research and Development (863) Program
文摘A 459 nm Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter（FADOF） working at the side wings of the cesium6S1∕2→ 7P1∕2transition with weak oscillator strength is achieved. The transmittance of the higher side wing reaches 98% at a temperature of 179°C and magnetic field above 323 G. The experimental results coincide with the theoretical predictions in 1982 and 1995, which were not realized in experiments for over three decades. Due to its high transmittance, high accuracy, and narrow linewidth, the 459 nm FADOF can be applied in underwater optical communications, the building of active optical clocks, and laser frequency stabilization in active optical clocks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10874009 and 11074011)
文摘So far, the only Ca magneto-optic atomic filters reported are based on a heated Ca cell, and the transmission spectrum obtained is double-peaked with 3 GHz effective passband limited by Doppler broadening. A magneto-optic atomic filter with single-peaked transmission spectrum of sub-Doppler bandwidth based on the thermal Ca atomic beam is firstly experimentally demonstrated. The fast Ca dipole transition(1S0–1P1) at 422.7 nm, which matches a strong solar Fraunhofer line, was utilized. A folded ninebeam traveling wave configuration is employed, and the maximum transmission efficiency is measured to be 7.3 %.A sub-Doppler transmission bandwidth of 590 MHz, much narrower than the 2.2 GHz Doppler width in the heated atomic cell, is obtained for the first time.
