Opto-Electronic Oscillator Stabilized By A Hyperfine Atomic Transition
Abstract
Opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) is a closed-loop system with part of the loop is implemented by an optical beam, and the rest by RF circuitry. The technological advantage of this approach over traditional all-RF loops in the gigahertz range comes from the that frequency filtering can be done far more efficiently in the optical range with compact, low power, and have superior stability. In this work, we report our preliminary results on using the phenomenon of coherent population trapping in (87) Rb vapor as an optical filter. Such a filter allows us to stabilize the OEO at the hyperfine splitting frequency of rubidium, thus implementing a novel type of frequency standard.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA427764
Entities
People
- Andrey B. Matsko
- David Aveline
- Dmitry Strekalov
- Nan Yu
- Robert Thompson
Organizations
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory