Title :
A phase-locked frequency divide-by-3 optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Douillet, Albane ; Zondy, Jean-Jacques ; Santarelli, Giorgio ; Makdissi, Ala´a ; Clairon, André
Author_Institution :
Lab. Primaire du Temps et des Frequences, Obs. de Paris, Meudon, France
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Accurate phase-locked 3:1 division of an optical frequency was achieved, by using a continuous-wave (cw) doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator. A fractional frequency stability of 2×10 -17 of the division process has been achieved for 100 s integration time. The technique developed in this work can be generalized to the accurate phase and frequency control of any cw optical parametric oscillators
Keywords :
frequency stability; optical parametric oscillators; phase locked oscillators; 100 s; continuous-wave doubly resonant oscillator; fractional frequency stability; frequency control; integration time; optical parametric oscillator; phase control; phase-locked frequency; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Radio frequency; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
