Physical and technological aspects of compact He-Ne/CH4 optical frequency standards of highest performance

Mikhail Gubin; Evgenyi A. Petrukhin; Daria D. Krylova; Evgeny V. Kovalchuk; Dimitry A. Tyurikov; A. Shelkovnikov

doi:10.1117/12.424483

3 May 2001 Physical and technological aspects of compact He-Ne/CH₄ optical frequency standards of highest performance

Mikhail Gubin, Evgenyi A. Petrukhin, Daria D. Krylova, Evgeny V. Kovalchuk, Dimitry A. Tyurikov, A. Shelkovnikov

Proceedings Volume 4269, Laser Frequency Stabilization, Standards, Measurement, and Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424483
Event: Photonics West 2001 - LASE, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The new generation of transportable He-Ne/CH₄ ((lambda) equals 3.39 micrometer) optical frequency standards (TOFS) stabilized over resolved magnetic hyperfine structure (MHFS) and recoil doublet of F₂⁽²) methane line is considered. The main limitations of the performance of present devices are caused by the residual first order Doppler effect manifestation. Several physical and technological improvements are in progress for reaching the level of 10^-13 - 10^-14 in frequency reproducibility/repeatability, while a relative frequency stability may exceed the stability of H-maser at averaging times (10^-3 - 10⁴) s. In combination with 'fs-comb generators' the compact and precise He-Ne/CH₄ standards will be able to transfer their excellent short and middle term stability (10^-14 per sec now, 10^-15 per sec in near future) to the desired range of spectrum. In such a way they can play a role of narrow spectrum interrogative oscillators for super accurate frequency standards based on laser cooled atoms/ions or can be used as one of the optical references for fs-comb optical synthesizers.

Citation Download Citation

Mikhail Gubin, Evgenyi A. Petrukhin, Daria D. Krylova, Evgeny V. Kovalchuk, Dimitry A. Tyurikov, and A. Shelkovnikov "Physical and technological aspects of compact He-Ne/CH₄ optical frequency standards of highest performance", Proc. SPIE 4269, Laser Frequency Stabilization, Standards, Measurement, and Applications, (3 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424483

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available