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Two-photon optical frequency reference with active AC Stark shift cancellation

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Author(s)

Vladislav P. Gerginov, Kyle P. Beloy

Abstract

An optical reference based on two-photon optical transition with AC stark shift cancellation is proposed. The reference uses two interrogating laser fields at different frequencies. Compared to conventional optical two-photon references, the new approach offers the possibility for increased short-term stability resulting from a higher signal-to-noise, and improved long-term stability due to active AC Stark shift cancellation. We demonstrate the AC Stark shift cancellation method on the 5s 2S1/2 -> 5d 2D5/2 two-photon transition in 87Rb.
Citation
Physical Review Applied

Keywords

AC Stark shift, Optical frequency reference, two-photon spectroscopy

Citation

Gerginov, V. and Beloy, K. (2018), Two-photon optical frequency reference with active AC Stark shift cancellation, Physical Review Applied, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925415 (Accessed October 9, 2024)

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Created July 30, 2018, Updated February 21, 2019