Frequency stability of spatial mode interference (tilt) locking

B. J.J. Slagmolen; D. A. Shaddock; M. B. Gray; D. E. McClelland

doi:10.1109/JQE.2002.804267

Frequency stability of spatial mode interference (tilt) locking

B. J.J. Slagmolen^*, D. A. Shaddock, M. B. Gray, D. E. McClelland

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This paper describes the investigation of the frequency stability of tilt locking, a technique which derives an error signal for locking a laser to an optical cavity by use of spatial-mode interference. By independently locking two lasers to the same optical cavity and measuring the beat frequency, a direct measurement of the stability of tilt locking was obtained. The beatnote exhibited a normal Allan deviation of 3.3 Hz over a time interval of 100 ms, yeilding a relative frequency stability of 1.3 × 10^-14. This result implies at least a fractional locking stability of 1.3 × 10^-14. Moreover, this stability was limited by fluctuations in the cavity spacer length and not the tilt-locking technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1521-1528
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	38
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2002.804267
Publication status	Published - Nov 2002

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