Development of ultra-stable lasers using low-thermal-noise optical cavities

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22540415
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Atomic/Molecular/Quantum electronics
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: HOSAKA Kazumoto 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, 計測標準研究部門, 主任研究員 (50462859)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): INABA Hajime 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, 計測標準研究部門, 主任研究員 (70356492) ; WATABE Kenichi 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, 計測標準研究部門, 主任研究員 (50358389)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Keywords: 量子エレクトロニクス / 光格子時計 / 光共振器 / 超安定化レーザー

Research Abstract

A long spacer for an optical cavity should help to reduce the thermal noise on the optical cavity relatively. However, a long cavity would be sensitive to the seismic noise in laboratories, with the result that the frequency stability of the laser at a sh

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A Fabry-Perot Etalon with an Ultralow Expansion Ceramic Spacer (2013)
  • Author(s): K. Hosaka, H. Inaba, D. Akamatsu, M. Yasuda, J. Sugawara, A. Onae, and F.-L. Hong
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys Volume: vol. 52 Pages: 032402-1-4
  • DOI: DOI:10.7567/JJAP.52.032402
• [Presentation] Towards a new clock laser system using a ceramic cavity and laser linewidth transfer technique (2013)
  • Author(s): K. Hosaka, H. Inaba, D. Akamatsu, M. Yasuda, J. Sugawara, A. Onae, and F.-L. Hong
  • Organizer: The 2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF, and PFM Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Year and Date: 20130722-25
• [Presentation] 低熱膨張セラミックを用いた光共振器の開発 (2013)
  • Author(s): 保坂一元, 稲場肇, 赤松大輔, 安田正美, 菅原潤, 大苗敦, 洪 鋒雷
  • Organizer: 2013 年 第60回応用物理学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 神奈川工科大学(神奈川県)
  • Year and Date: 20130327-30
• [Presentation] An application of an ultra-low expansion ceramic to optical cavities for narrow linewidth lasers (2013)
  • Author(s): K. Hosaka, H. Inaba, D. Akamatsu, M. Yasuda, J. Sugawara, A. Onae, and F.-L. Hong
  • Organizer: Workshop on the Optical Frequency Standards
  • Place of Presentation: 独立行政法人情報通信研究機構(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 20130207-08
• [Presentation] Optical cavities for ultra-narrow-linewidth lasers (2012)
  • Author(s): K. Hosaka
  • Organizer: Workshop on Optical Comb, Clock and Related Devices
  • Place of Presentation: 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所(茨城県)
  • Year and Date: 2012-10-03