We describe a frequency-stabilized diode laser at 698 nm used for high-resolution spectroscopy of the S-1(0)-P-3(0) strontium clock transition. For the laser stabilization we use state-of-the-art symmetrically suspended optical cavities optimized for very low thermal noise at room temperature. Two-stage frequency stabilization to high-finesse optical cavities results in measured laser frequency noise about a factor of three above the cavity thermal noise between 2 Hz and 11 Hz. With this system, we demonstrate high-resolution remote spectroscopy on the Sr-88 clock transition by transferring the laser output over a phase noise-compensated 200-m-long fiber link between two separated laboratories. Our dedicated fiber link ensures a transfer of the optical carrier with frequency stability of 7x10(-18) after 100 s integration time, which could enable the observation of the strontium clock transition with an atomic Q of 10(14). Furthermore, with an eye toward the development of transportable optical clocks, we investigate how the complete laser system (laser+optics+cavity) can be influenced by environmental disturbances in terms of both short- and long-term frequency stability.

A high-stability semiconductor laser system for a Sr-88-based optical lattice clock / M. Tarallo; N. Poli; M. Schioppo; D. Sutyrin; G.M. Tino. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS. B, LASERS AND OPTICS. - ISSN 0946-2171. - STAMPA. - 103:(2011), pp. 17-25. [10.1007/s00340-010-4232-2]

A high-stability semiconductor laser system for a Sr-88-based optical lattice clock

POLI, NICOLA;SCHIOPPO, MARCO;TINO, GUGLIELMO MARIA
2011

Abstract

We describe a frequency-stabilized diode laser at 698 nm used for high-resolution spectroscopy of the S-1(0)-P-3(0) strontium clock transition. For the laser stabilization we use state-of-the-art symmetrically suspended optical cavities optimized for very low thermal noise at room temperature. Two-stage frequency stabilization to high-finesse optical cavities results in measured laser frequency noise about a factor of three above the cavity thermal noise between 2 Hz and 11 Hz. With this system, we demonstrate high-resolution remote spectroscopy on the Sr-88 clock transition by transferring the laser output over a phase noise-compensated 200-m-long fiber link between two separated laboratories. Our dedicated fiber link ensures a transfer of the optical carrier with frequency stability of 7x10(-18) after 100 s integration time, which could enable the observation of the strontium clock transition with an atomic Q of 10(14). Furthermore, with an eye toward the development of transportable optical clocks, we investigate how the complete laser system (laser+optics+cavity) can be influenced by environmental disturbances in terms of both short- and long-term frequency stability.
2011
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17
25
M. Tarallo; N. Poli; M. Schioppo; D. Sutyrin; G.M. Tino
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