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Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics and spectroscopy
  • Ultraviolet (UV) and extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) spectroscopy
  • Atomic and molecular physics

Background:

  • Ultraviolet spectroscopy offers unique insights into matter structure, with applications in atmospheric photochemistry and astronomical observations.
  • Dual-comb spectroscopy excels at long wavelengths, providing broad spectral range and high resolution.
  • Nonlinear frequency conversion is inefficient in the UV, limiting traditional dual-comb applications in this region.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend dual-comb spectroscopy advantages into the ultraviolet spectral region.
  • To develop a photon-counting approach for efficient UV spectroscopy.
  • To enable precision broadband spectroscopy at short wavelengths.

Main Methods:

  • Demonstrated a photon-counting spectrometer utilizing two frequency combs with slightly different repetition frequencies.
  • Employed a multiplexed recording strategy on a single photon-counter for optimal measurement time.
  • Conducted experiments in the near-ultraviolet and visible spectral ranges using alkali-atom vapor.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a signal-to-noise ratio at the quantum limit.
  • Provided wide-span, high-resolution frequency calibration with atomic clock accuracy.
  • Operated with low power per comb line (femtowatt range).

Conclusions:

  • The photon-counting approach successfully extends dual-comb spectroscopy into the UV.
  • This work paves the way for extreme-ultraviolet dual-comb spectroscopy.
  • Opens new applications for photon-level diagnostics in atomic and molecular studies.