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An optical angle sensor based on chromatic dispersion with a mode-locked laser source
摘要： This paper proposes a new optical angle sensor, in which a mode-locked laser is employed as the light source, and chromatic dispersion of a collimator objective is utilized to detect the angular displacement of a target of interest. In the proposed method, each of the optical modes in the femtosecond laser beam reflected from the reflector mounted on a target of interest is separated from the others by chromatic dispersion of a collimator objective to generate a group of focused laser beams that can be utilized as the scale for measurement of an angular displacement of the target. By detecting the change in peak frequency in optical spectra obtained by the photodetector, a small angular displacement can be measured. In this paper, as the first step of research, a prototype optical setup is developed, and some basic experiments are carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method for measurement of angular displacement.
关键词： Chromatic dispersion,Angular displacement,Angle measurement,Optical frequency comb,Laser autocollimation
更新于2025-11-28 14:24:03
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Absolute distance measurement based on spectral interferometry using femtosecond optical frequency comb
摘要： We demonstrated an absolute distance measurement method based on the frequency folding e?ect using the spectral interferometry of femtosecond optical frequency comb. And the investigation was carried out on the ranging accuracy in?uence of the phase noise in the traditional complicated phase unwrapping method via band-pass ?lter and Fourier Transform. To reduce the e?ects of the phase noise, we proposed the non-?ltered and di?erential envelop phase demodulation method, and its robustness was illustrated with a standard deviation of 75 nm for the stability of single point measurements. Further, through the extension of the non-ambiguity range, we achieved a resolution of better than 30 ??m in a long distance measurements range of 70 m, yielding a relative precision of 3.1 × 10 ? 7.
关键词： Spectral interferometry,Optical frequency comb,Absolute distance measurement
更新于2025-11-28 14:23:57
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Uncertainty evaluation of an 171Yb optical lattice clock at NMIJ
摘要： We report an uncertainty evaluation of an 171Yb optical lattice clock with a total fractional uncertainty of 3.6 × 10^{-16}, which is mainly limited by the lattice-induced light shift and the blackbody radiation shift. Our evaluation of the lattice-induced light shift, the density shift, and the second-order Zeeman shift is based on an interleaved measurement where we measure the frequency shift using the alternating stabilization of a clock laser to the 6s2 1S0–6s6p 3P0 clock transition with two different experimental parameters. In the present evaluation, the uncertainties of two sensitivity coefficients for the lattice-induced hyperpolarizability shift d incorporated in a widely used light shift model by RIKEN and the second-order Zeeman shift aZ are improved compared with the uncertainties of previous coefficients. The hyperpolarizability coefficient d is determined by investigating the trap potential depth and the light shifts at the lattice frequencies near the two-photon transitions 6s6p3P0–6s8p3P0, 6s8p3P2, and 6s5f3F2. The obtained values are d = ?1.1(4) μHz and aZ = ?6.6(3) Hz/mT2. These improved coefficients should reduce the total systematic uncertainties of Yb lattice clocks at other institutes.
关键词： precise measurement,optical lattice clock,optical frequency comb,Frequency standards,SI second
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Conditions for Parametric and Free-Carrier Oscillation in Silicon Ring Cavities
摘要： We model optical parametric oscillation in ring cavities with two-photon absorption, focusing on silicon at 1.55 μm. Oscillation is possible if free-carrier absorption can be mitigated; this can be achieved using carrier sweep-out in a reverse-biased p-i-n junction to reduce the carrier lifetime. By varying the pump power, detuning, and reverse-bias voltage, it is possible to generate frequency combs in cavities with both normal and anomalous dispersion at a wide range of wavelengths including 1.55 μm. Furthermore, a free-carrier self-pulsing instability leads to rich dynamics when the carrier lifetime is sufficiently long.
关键词： nonlinear optics,Frequency comb,silicon photonics
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Dual frequency-comb spectroscopy of chromophores in condensed phases
摘要： Femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy and frequency-comb spectroscopy have been individually developed to achieve better time and frequency resolutions, respectively. The two spectroscopic techniques have been developed for different systems, even though they use mode-locked laser in common. Recently, there was an interesting merge of the two techniques into a dual frequency-comb (DFC) spectroscopy, resulting in a new femtosecond spectroscopy with simple instrumentation and high data acquisition speed compared to conventional femtosecond spectroscopic techniques. By slightly detuning the repetition rates of two phase-locked frequency-comb lasers, both automatic time-delay scanning and parallel data recording with single point detectors are possible. Thus, we anticipate that the DFC spectroscopy would allow one to expand the application limits of the conventional femtosecond spectroscopic methods. In this Perspective article, we provide reviews of linear and nonlinear DFC spectroscopy theory and applications with a perspective on the development of coherent multidimensional frequency-comb spectroscopy.
关键词： nonlinear spectroscopy,optical frequency-comb,time-resolved spectroscopy,coherent two-dimensional spectroscopy,solvation dynamics,dual comb spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Calculating the Effective Center Wavelength for Heterodyne Interferometry of an Optical Frequency Comb
摘要： Heterodyne interferometry based on an optical frequency comb (OFC) is a powerful tool for distance measurement. In this paper, a method to calculate the effective center wavelength of wide spectrum heterodyne interference signal was explored though both simulation and experiment. Results showed that the effective center wavelength is a function of the spectra of the two interfered beams and time-delay of the two overlapped pulses. If the product of the spectra from two arms is symmetric, the effective center wavelength does not change with time-delay of the two pulses. The relative difference between the simulation and experiment was less than 0.06%.
关键词： center wavelength,optical frequency comb,heterodyne interferometry
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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A Versatile Silicon-Silicon Nitride Photonics Platform for Enhanced Functionalities and Applications
摘要： Silicon photonics is one of the most prominent technology platforms for integrated photonics and can support a wide variety of applications. As we move towards a mature industrial core technology, we present the integration of silicon nitride (SiN) material to extend the capabilities of our silicon photonics platform. Depending on the application being targeted, we have developed several integration strategies for the incorporation of SiN. We present these processes, as well as key components for dedicated applications. In particular, we present the use of SiN for athermal multiplexing in optical transceivers for datacom applications, the nonlinear generation of frequency combs in SiN micro-resonators for ultra-high data rate transmission, spectroscopy or metrology applications and the use of SiN to realize optical phased arrays in the 800–1000 nm wavelength range for Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) applications. These functionalities are demonstrated using a 200 mm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible pilot line, showing the versatility and scalability of the Si-SiN platform.
关键词： transceiver,silicon photonics,Kerr nonlinearity,optical phased array,Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM),multiplexing,LIDAR,silicon nitride,beam steering,frequency comb,grating coupler
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Broadband molecular spectroscopy with optical frequency combs
摘要： Over the past dozen years, optical frequency combs have evolved into valuable tools for broadband molecular spectroscopy. They have already enabled remarkable advances for the measurement of complicated molecular spectra by improving the resolution, accuracy, sensitivity, and measurement times of spectrometric approaches. In this featured article, we trace some recent developments relevant to high-resolution spectroscopy of molecules, especially in the mid-infrared spectral region. We discuss examples that harness the emerging techniques of cavity-enhanced frequency comb spectroscopy and dual-comb spectroscopy and we conclude with a perspective of forthcoming opportunities and challenges.
关键词： optical frequency combs,molecular spectroscopy,dual-comb spectroscopy,cavity-enhanced frequency comb spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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On the performance of wavelength meters: Part 1a??consequences for medium-to-high-resolution laser spectroscopy
摘要： Present-day laser-spectroscopy experiments increasingly rely on modern commercial devices to monitor, stabilize, and scan the wavelength of their probe laser. Recently, new techniques are capable of achieving unprecedented levels of precision on atomic and nuclear observables, pushing these devices to their performance limits. Considering the fact that these observables themselves are deduced from the frequency difference between specific atomic resonances, in the order of MHz–GHz, the uncertainty on the output of the device measuring the wavelength is often directly related to the final systematic uncertainty on the experimental results. Owing to its importance, the performance of several commercial wavelength meters was compared against different reference sources, including a Scanning Fabry–Pérot Interferometer (SFPI) and a frequency comb. Reproducible, wavelength- and device-dependent disagreements are observed, potentially skewing the experimental output at high precision. In this paper, a practical and relatively inexpensive wavelength meter characterization procedure is presented and validated. This method is capable of improving the precision on wavelength differences considerably depending on the device, while together with a second investigation that is published separately, (K?nig et al., in Appl Phys B, 2020), it offers a full description of the expected wavelength meter performance for users.
关键词： frequency comb,hyperfine structure,laser spectroscopy,wavelength meters,Scanning Fabry–Pérot Interferometer
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Emergence of microfrequency comb via limit cycles in dissipatively coupled condensates
摘要： Self-sustained oscillations, limit cycles, are a fundamental phenomenon unique to nonlinear dynamic systems of high-dimensional phase space. They enable understanding of a wide range of cyclic processes in natural, social, and engineering systems. Here we show that limit cycles form in coupled polariton cavities following the breaking of Josephson coupling, leading to frequency-comb emission. The limit cycles and destruction of Josephson coupling both appear due to interplay between strong polariton-polariton interaction and a dissipative contribution to the cavity coupling. The resulting nonlinear dynamics of the condensates is characterized by asymmetric population distribution and nontrivial average phase difference between the two condensates, and by time-periodic modulation of their amplitudes and phases. The latter is manifested by coherent emission of new equidistant frequency components. The emission spectrum resembles that of a microfrequency comb, but originates from a fundamentally different mechanism than that of existing frequency combs. It allows nonresonant excitation with a power input much below the conventional semiconductor laser threshold. The comb line spacing is determined by the interaction and coupling strengths, and is adjustable up to multiterahertz frequency. The work establishes coupled polariton cavities as an experimental platform for rich nonlinear dynamic phenomena.
关键词： dissipative coupling,frequency-comb emission,limit cycles,nonlinear dynamics,polariton condensates
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01