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Mechanical stabilization of a microrod-resonator optical frequency

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Author(s)

Scott B. Papp, Pascal P. Del'Haye, Scott A. Diddams

Abstract

We present line-spacing frequency control of a microresonator-based optical frequency comb by way of mechanical actuation. Using this novel technique we have achieved a record level of residual stability in the line spacing of 5 × 10-15 for 1s averaging. This demonstrates the potential of microresonator combs to support clocks with stability derived from optical frequencies. This work has been performed with newly developed microrod optical resonators fabricated by use of CO2-laser machining.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium
Conference Dates
May 21-24, 2012
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD
Conference Title
2012 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium

Keywords

Frequency comb, frequency stabilization, optical clock

Citation

Papp, S. , Del'Haye, P. and Diddams, S. (2012), Mechanical stabilization of a microrod-resonator optical frequency, Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium, Baltimore, MD (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created May 24, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017