连续波窄线宽真空紫外线激光源的激光源
Qi Xiao1,2, Gleb Penyazkov1, Xiangliang Li2
1State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Nature
|February 11, 2026
概括
研究人员为229Th核钟开发了148.4纳米的连续波激光器. 这一突破提供了一种超细线宽的VUV激光器,使得核控制得以连贯,并推进量子应用.
科学领域:
- 核物理 核物理 核物理
- 量子光学是一种量子光学.
- 激光光谱学 激光光谱学
背景情况:
- 在-229 (229Th) 中的低能异构转换是开发核钟的关键.
- 以前的研究使初始光谱学成为可能,但缺乏适合于连贯控制的激光器.
- 一种强烈的,窄线宽真空紫外线 (VUV) 激光器对于操纵229Th核至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个连续波 (CW) 激光源在148.4纳米的超细线宽.
- 为了使229Th核钟能够进行连贯的核操纵.
- 为量子科学和光谱学建立一个可调节的VUV激光平台.
主要方法:
- 在148.4nm使用在蒸气中进行四波混合 (FWM) 来产生CW激光.
- 实现了高功率输出 (>100nW) 和宽波长调整性.
- 采用空间分辨率的同质技术来评估相位噪声.
主要成果:
- 展示了一种新的CW VUV激光源在148.4nm.
- 实现了远低于100Hz的预测线宽,这是五次数的改进.
- 通过限制FWM诱导的相位噪声,证实了亚赫兹VUV线宽的可行性.
结论:
- 开发的激光解决了229Th核钟的主要挑战.
- 这种超窄线宽的VUV激光平台具有广泛的潜在应用.
- 该技术为量子信息科学,凝聚物质物理学和VUV光谱学开辟了新的道路.
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