Thermal Noise in Ultrastable Cavity-Referenced Lasers

Author(s)
U. Stem, D. Matei, T. Legero, S. Haefner, R. Weyrich, F. Riehle, W. Zhang, J. Robinson, L. Sonderhouse, J. Ye, M. Aspelmeyer, P. Heu, D. Follman, C. Deutsch, G. D. Cole
Abstract

Thermal noise is now limiting the most stable lasers that are employed in optical clocks and for precision measurements to a few times 10-17. Laser systems and ways towards further improvements will be presented.

Organisation(s)
Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
External organisation(s)
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, University of Colorado, Boulder, Thorlabs Inc., Crystalline Mirror Solutions GmbH, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ)
No. of pages
1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2017.JF1D.3
Publication date
2017
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103021 Optics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/thermal-noise-in-ultrastable-cavityreferenced-lasers(ed55437c-73ce-488e-b9a7-006e1f5ca942).html