We experimentally demonstrate a Faraday laser at Rb 1529 nm transition by using a performance-improved Rb electrodeless-discharge-lamp-based excited-state Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter as the frequency- ...We experimentally demonstrate a Faraday laser at Rb 1529 nm transition by using a performance-improved Rb electrodeless-discharge-lamp-based excited-state Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter as the frequency- selective element. Neither the electrical locking scheme nor the additional frequency-stabilized pump laser are used. The frequency of the external-cavity diode laser is stabilized to the Rb 1529 nm transition, and the Allan deviation of the Faraday laser is measured by converting the optical intensity into frequency. The Faraday laser can be used as a frequency standard in the telecom C band for further research on metrology, microwave photonics, and optical communication systems.展开更多
An ultranarrow bandwidth Faraday atomic filter is realized based on cold 87Rb atoms. The atomic filter operates at 780 nm on the 52 S1/2, F = 2 to 52 P3/2, F’= 3 transition with a bandwidth of 7.1(8) MHz, which is ap...An ultranarrow bandwidth Faraday atomic filter is realized based on cold 87Rb atoms. The atomic filter operates at 780 nm on the 52 S1/2, F = 2 to 52 P3/2, F’= 3 transition with a bandwidth of 7.1(8) MHz, which is approaching the natural linewidth of the transition. The peak transmission achieves 2.6(3)% by the multi-pass probe method. This atomic filter based on cold atoms may find potential applications in self-stabilizing lasers in the future.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.91436210
文摘We experimentally demonstrate a Faraday laser at Rb 1529 nm transition by using a performance-improved Rb electrodeless-discharge-lamp-based excited-state Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter as the frequency- selective element. Neither the electrical locking scheme nor the additional frequency-stabilized pump laser are used. The frequency of the external-cavity diode laser is stabilized to the Rb 1529 nm transition, and the Allan deviation of the Faraday laser is measured by converting the optical intensity into frequency. The Faraday laser can be used as a frequency standard in the telecom C band for further research on metrology, microwave photonics, and optical communication systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11704361)。
文摘An ultranarrow bandwidth Faraday atomic filter is realized based on cold 87Rb atoms. The atomic filter operates at 780 nm on the 52 S1/2, F = 2 to 52 P3/2, F’= 3 transition with a bandwidth of 7.1(8) MHz, which is approaching the natural linewidth of the transition. The peak transmission achieves 2.6(3)% by the multi-pass probe method. This atomic filter based on cold atoms may find potential applications in self-stabilizing lasers in the future.