光学频率合成和与10~19级不确定性进行比较
Long-Sheng Ma1, Zhiyi Bi, Albrecht Bartels
1Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, 92312 Sèvres, France. lsma@phy.ecnu.edu.cn
概括
五秒激光频率合成器实现了前所未有的电磁场控制. 这一突破为光学频率生成提供了10分之一的分数不确定性.
科学领域:
- 量子光学是一种量子光学.
- 激光物理 激光物理
- 计量学 计量学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 光学频率是高精度测量必不可少的工具.
- 现有的方法面临带宽的限制和频率生成的不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 为了演示具有卓越性能的基于femtosecond激光光学频率合成器.
- 为了在宽带宽上实现电磁场的精确生成和控制.
主要方法:
- 将一个 femtosecond 激光器与光学标准进行引用.
- 利用激光的宽带宽进行频率合成.
- 比较不同实验室和合成器类型的结果.
主要成果:
- 产生和控制超过100THz带宽的电磁场.
- 实现了接近10分之一的分数不确定性19).
- 在多个femtosecond激光系统中验证了性能可重现性.
结论:
- 五秒激光频率合成器为高精度光学频率生成提供了一个强大的平台.
- 证明的性能代表了计量学的重大进步.
- 实验室间的比较证实了这项技术的可靠性和可重复性.
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