Abstract
We present a laser system based on a 48 cm long optical glass resonator. The large size requires a sophisticated thermal control and optimized mounting design. A self-balancing mounting was essential to reliably reach sensitivities to acceleration of below Δν/ν < 2 × 10-10/g in all directions. Furthermore, fiber noise cancellations from a common reference point near the laser diode to the cavity mirror and to additional user points (Sr clock and frequency comb) are implemented. Through comparison with other cavity-stabilized lasers and with a strontium lattice clock, instability of below 1 × 10-16 at averaging times from 1 to 1000 s is revealed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2112-2115 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |