www.postersession.com www.postersession.com Frequency comb stabilization and application as an optical ruler D. Kovačić 1 , D. Buhin 1 , N.Šantić 1 , I. Krešić 1 , D. Aumiler 1 ,, and T. Ban 1 1 Institute of Physics, Bijenička 46, Zagreb, Croatia Frequency comb Our goal: spectrally expand a stabilised frequency comb via propagation through a highly nonlinear fiber and employing the generated supercontinuum as an optical ruler for precise frequency measurements and even frequency stabilisation of other cw laser sources. Frequency comb (FC) - spectrum consisting of discrete equidistant frequency lines Lines are given as: = ⋅ + RF frequencies (MHz) Frequency comb stabilisation setup Frequency stability of FC by heterodyne beating with ECDL locked to a two-photon transition of Rb 85 [2] References: [1] Synthetic Lorentz force for neutral cold atoms, N. Šantić, PhD thesis [2] „Frequency comb stabilization without self-referencing for cold atom experiments”, N. Santic, G. Kowzan, D. Kovacic, D. Aumiler, P Maslowski, and T. Ban Repetition frequency is stabilised by referencing onto a Rb clock. Offset frequency is indirectly stabilised by optical heterodyne beats of an n th tooth of FC to a stabilised cw laser source [1]. Optical heterodyne detection of beats between of an n th comb tooth and stabilised cw laser source Supercontinuum generation and optical heterodyne beat detection setup Femtosecond pulses are propagated through a highly nonlinear fiber. Higher order nonlinear effects broaden the FC into spectral supercontinuum. This broadened FC is then employed as an optical ruler for a HeNe laser source. Modulation instability induced coherence degradation and pulse amplitude oscilations During supercontinuum generation, modulation instability (MI) causes coherence degradation of the FC. Degradation manifests as random evolution of the pulse phase and strong oscilations of the pulse amplitude, preventing beat detection between the SC and HeNe laser source. Reduction of input power into the fiber will reduce the MI induced noise producing more stable pulses. Outlook A possible solution to coherence degradation presents itself in the form of pulse compression prior to SC generation as shorter pulses are less susceptible to modulation instability. Also, shorter pulses will cause faster expansion of the SC in the fiber, allowing a reduction in fiber length. This reduction in fiber length will decrease MI- induced noise in the SC and reduce coherence degradation which will allow us the use the FC as an optical ruler. Time (s) 1 10 100 Allan deviation (kHz) 2 4 6 8 10 Optical frequencies (THz) Motivation HeNe laser

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Frequency comb stabilization and application as an optical

rulerD. Kovačić1, D. Buhin1, N.Šantić1, I. Krešić1, D. Aumiler1,, and T. Ban1

1Institute of Physics, Bijenička 46, Zagreb, Croatia

Frequency comb

Our goal: spectrally expand a stabilised frequency comb via

propagation through a highly nonlinear fiber and employing the

generated supercontinuum as an optical ruler for precise

frequency measurements and even frequency stabilisation of

other cw laser sources.

Frequency comb (FC) - spectrum consisting of discrete equidistant

frequency lines

Lines are given as:

𝑓𝑛 = 𝑛 ⋅ 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑝 + 𝑓𝑐𝑒𝑜

RF frequencies (MHz)

Frequency comb stabilisation setup

Frequency stability of FC byheterodyne beating with ECDLlocked to a two-photontransition of Rb85

[2] References: [1] Synthetic Lorentz force for neutral cold atoms, N. Šantić, PhD thesis[2] „Frequency comb stabilization without self-referencing for cold atom experiments”, N. Santic, G. Kowzan, D. Kovacic, D. Aumiler, P Maslowski, and T. Ban

Repetition frequency is stabilised by referencing onto a Rb clock.Offset frequency is indirectly stabilised by optical heterodyne beats ofan nth tooth of FC to a stabilised cw laser source [1].

Optical heterodynedetection of beatsbetween of an nth

comb tooth andstabilised cw lasersource

Supercontinuum generation and optical

heterodyne beat detection setup

Femtosecond pulses are propagatedthrough a highly nonlinear fiber. Higherorder nonlinear effects broaden the FC intospectral supercontinuum. This broadenedFC is then employed as an optical ruler for aHeNe laser source.

Modulation instability induced coherence

degradation and pulse amplitude oscilations

During supercontinuumgeneration, modulationinstability (MI) causescoherence degradation ofthe FC. Degradationmanifests as randomevolution of the pulsephase and strongoscilations of the pulseamplitude, preventingbeat detection betweenthe SC and HeNe lasersource. Reduction ofinput power into the fiberwill reduce the MIinduced noise producingmore stable pulses.

OutlookA possible solution to coherence degradation presents itself in the form of pulsecompression prior to SC generation as shorter pulses are less susceptible to modulationinstability. Also, shorter pulses will cause faster expansion of the SC in the fiber,allowing a reduction in fiber length. This reduction in fiber length will decrease MI-induced noise in the SC and reduce coherence degradation which will allow us the usethe FC as an optical ruler.

Time (s)

1 10 100

Alla

n d

evia

tion (

Optical

frequencies (THz)

Motivation

HeNe laser