Spectrally Narrow, Long-Term Stable Optical Frequency Reference Based on a Eu3+:Y2SiO5 Crystal at Cryogenic Temperature

被引：29

作者：

Chen, Qun-Feng ^{[1
]}

Troshyn, Andrei ^{[1
]}

Ernsting, Ingo ^{[1
]}

Kayser, Steffen ^{[1
]}

Vasilyev, Sergey ^{[1
]}

Nevsky, Alexander ^{[1
]}

Schiller, Stephan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Dusseldorf, Inst Expt Phys, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2011年 / 107卷 / 22期

关键词：

HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER STABILIZATION; EU3+-Y2SIO5; TIME;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.223202

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Using an ultrastable continuous-wave laser at 580 nm we performed spectral hole burning of Eu3+:Y2SiO5 at a very high spectral resolution. The essential parameters determining the usefulness as a macroscopic frequency reference, linewidth, temperature sensitivity, and long-term stability, were characterized using a H-maser stabilized frequency comb. Spectral holes with a linewidth as low as 6 kHz were observed and the upper limit of the drift of the hole frequency was determined to be 5 +/- 3 mHz/s. We discuss the necessary requirements for achieving ultrahigh stability in laser frequency stabilization to these spectral holes.

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