Stabilization of a dynamically unstable opto-thermo-mechanical oscillator

Wenle Weng, James Anstie, Paul Abbott, B. Fan, T.M. Stace, Andre Luiten

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    Abstract

    © 2015 American Physical Society. We theoretically and experimentally examine thermal oscillations in a calcium fluoride whispering-gallery-mode resonator that lead to strong mode-frequency oscillations. We show that these oscillations arise from interplay among thermal expansion, the thermo-optic effect, and Kerr effects. In certain regimes we observe chaotic behavior and demonstrate that the threshold for this behavior can be predicted theoretically. We then demonstrate a self-stabilization technique that suppresses the oscillations and delivers high temperature and frequency stability without reference to external standards.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)063801-1 - 063801-7
    JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
    Volume91
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2015

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