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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and Optical Engineering
  • Frequency Metrology
  • Resonator Physics

Background:

  • Long-term frequency stabilization of radio frequency (RF) oscillators is crucial for advanced applications.
  • Existing methods often rely on absolute frequency references, limiting their practicality.
  • Optical microresonators offer potential for high-stability frequency references.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate a novel optical technique for long-term frequency stabilization of RF oscillators.
  • To achieve stability transfer from a master RF oscillator to a slave RF oscillator using a monolithic optical microresonator.
  • To eliminate the need for absolute frequency references in the stabilization process.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing stability transfer among modes of a monolithic optical microresonator.
  • Locking the frequency difference of two microresonator modes with dissimilar sensitivity to a master RF oscillator.
  • Locking a slave RF oscillator to the frequency difference of another pair of microresonator modes with nearly identical sensitivity.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated successful long-term frequency stabilization of an RF oscillator.
  • Achieved a significant improvement in the Allan deviation of a slave oscillator from 10(-7) to 10(-13) at 10(3) s.
  • Showcased the transfer of stability from a master to a slave oscillator.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed optical technique effectively stabilizes RF oscillator frequencies over the long term.
  • Stability transfer via microresonator modes offers a practical alternative to absolute frequency references.
  • This method holds promise for advancing precision timing and RF applications.