Two-color rubidium fiber frequency standard

Christopher Perrella; Philip Light; James Anstie; Frederick Baynes; F. Benabid; Andre Luiten

doi:10.1364/OL.38.002122

Two-color rubidium fiber frequency standard

Christopher Perrella, Philip Light, James Anstie, Frederick Baynes, F. Benabid, Andre Luiten

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We demonstrate an optical frequency standard based on rubidium vapor loaded within a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. We use the 5S 1/2 → 5D5/2 two-photon transition, excited with two lasers at 780 and 776 nm. The sum-frequency of these lasers is stabilized to this transition using modulation transfer spectroscopy, demonstrating a fractional frequency stability of 9.8 × 10-12 at 1 s. The current performance limitations are presented, along with a path to improving the performance by an order of magnitude. This technique will deliver a compact, robust standard with potential applications in commercial and industrial environments. © 2013 Optical Society of America.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2122-2124
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	38
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.38.002122
Publication status	Published - 2013

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