--- _id: '14802' abstract: - lang: eng text: Frequency-stable lasers form the back bone of precision measurements in science and technology. Such lasers typically attain their stability through frequency locking to reference cavities. State-of-the-art locking performances to date had been achieved using frequency modulation based methods, complemented with active drift cancellation systems. We demonstrate an all passive, modulation-free laser-cavity locking technique (squash locking) that utilizes changes in spatial beam ellipticity for error signal generation, and a coherent polarization post-selection for noise resilience. By comparing two identically built proof-of-principle systems, we show a frequency locking instability of 5×10−7 relative to the cavity linewidth at 10 s averaging. The results surpass the demonstrated performances of methods engineered over the last five decades, potentially enabling an advancement in the precision control of lasers, while creating avenues for bridging the performance gaps between industrial grade lasers with scientific ones due to the afforded simplicity and scalability. acknowledgement: We thank Rishabh Sahu and Sebastian Wald for technical contributions to the experiment. Funding by Institute of Science and Technology Austria. article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Fritz R full_name: Diorico, Fritz R id: 2E054C4C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Diorico orcid: 0000-0002-4947-8924 - first_name: Artem full_name: Zhutov, Artem id: 0f02ed6a-b514-11ee-b891-8379c5f19cb7 last_name: Zhutov - first_name: Onur full_name: Hosten, Onur id: 4C02D85E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hosten orcid: 0000-0002-2031-204X citation: ama: 'Diorico FR, Zhutov A, Hosten O. Laser-cavity locking utilizing beam ellipticity: accessing the 10−7 instability scale relative to cavity linewidth. Optica. 2024;11(1):26-31. doi:10.1364/optica.507451' apa: 'Diorico, F. R., Zhutov, A., & Hosten, O. (2024). Laser-cavity locking utilizing beam ellipticity: accessing the 10−7 instability scale relative to cavity linewidth. Optica. Optica Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1364/optica.507451' chicago: 'Diorico, Fritz R, Artem Zhutov, and Onur Hosten. “Laser-Cavity Locking Utilizing Beam Ellipticity: Accessing the 10−7 Instability Scale Relative to Cavity Linewidth.” Optica. Optica Publishing Group, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1364/optica.507451.' ieee: 'F. R. Diorico, A. Zhutov, and O. Hosten, “Laser-cavity locking utilizing beam ellipticity: accessing the 10−7 instability scale relative to cavity linewidth,” Optica, vol. 11, no. 1. Optica Publishing Group, pp. 26–31, 2024.' ista: 'Diorico FR, Zhutov A, Hosten O. 2024. Laser-cavity locking utilizing beam ellipticity: accessing the 10−7 instability scale relative to cavity linewidth. Optica. 11(1), 26–31.' mla: 'Diorico, Fritz R., et al. “Laser-Cavity Locking Utilizing Beam Ellipticity: Accessing the 10−7 Instability Scale Relative to Cavity Linewidth.” Optica, vol. 11, no. 1, Optica Publishing Group, 2024, pp. 26–31, doi:10.1364/optica.507451.' short: F.R. Diorico, A. Zhutov, O. Hosten, Optica 11 (2024) 26–31. date_created: 2024-01-15T10:25:38Z date_published: 2024-01-20T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-01-17T08:53:47Z day: '20' ddc: - '530' department: - _id: OnHo doi: 10.1364/optica.507451 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: eb99ca7d0fe73e22f121875175546ed7 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2024-01-17T08:53:16Z date_updated: 2024-01-17T08:53:16Z file_id: '14824' file_name: 2023_Optica_Diorico.pdf file_size: 4558986 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2024-01-17T08:53:16Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 11' issue: '1' keyword: - Atomic and Molecular Physics - and Optics - Electronic - Optical and Magnetic Materials language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: 26-31 publication: Optica publication_identifier: issn: - 2334-2536 publication_status: published publisher: Optica Publishing Group quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: 'Laser-cavity locking utilizing beam ellipticity: accessing the 10−7 instability scale relative to cavity linewidth' tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 11 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '14980' abstract: - lang: eng text: Precision sensing and manipulation of milligram-scale mechanical oscillators has attracted growing interest in the fields of table-top explorations of gravity and tests of quantum mechanics at macroscopic scales. Torsional oscillators present an opportunity in this regard due to their remarked isolation from environmental noise. For torsional motion, an effective employment of optical cavities to enhance optomechanical interactions—as already established for linear oscillators—so far faced certain challenges. Here, we propose a concept for sensing and manipulating torsional motion, where exclusively the torsional rotations of a pendulum are mapped onto the path length of a single two-mirror optical cavity. The concept inherently alleviates many limitations of previous approaches. A proof-of-principle experiment is conducted with a rigidly controlled pendulum to explore the sensing aspects of the concept and to identify practical limitations in a potential state-of-the art setup. Based on this study, we anticipate development of precision torque sensors utilizing torsional pendulums that can support sensitivities below 10−19Nm/√Hz, while the motion of the pendulums are dominated by quantum radiation pressure noise at sub-microwatts of incoming laser power. These developments will provide horizons for experiments at the interface of quantum mechanics and gravity. acknowledgement: "We thank Pere Rosselló for his contributions to the initial modeling of the presented sensing technique. This work was supported by Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and\r\nthe European Research Council under Grant No. 101087907 (ERC CoG QuHAMP)." article_number: '013141' article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Sofya full_name: Agafonova, Sofya id: 09501ff6-dca7-11ea-a8ae-b3e0b9166e80 last_name: Agafonova orcid: 0000-0003-0582-2946 - first_name: Umang full_name: Mishra, Umang id: 4328fa4c-f128-11eb-9611-c107b0fe4d51 last_name: Mishra - first_name: Fritz R full_name: Diorico, Fritz R id: 2E054C4C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Diorico orcid: 0000-0002-4947-8924 - first_name: Onur full_name: Hosten, Onur id: 4C02D85E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hosten orcid: 0000-0002-2031-204X citation: ama: Agafonova S, Mishra U, Diorico FR, Hosten O. Zigzag optical cavity for sensing and controlling torsional motion. Physical Review Research. 2024;6(1). doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.6.013141 apa: Agafonova, S., Mishra, U., Diorico, F. R., & Hosten, O. (2024). Zigzag optical cavity for sensing and controlling torsional motion. Physical Review Research. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.6.013141 chicago: Agafonova, Sofya, Umang Mishra, Fritz R Diorico, and Onur Hosten. “Zigzag Optical Cavity for Sensing and Controlling Torsional Motion.” Physical Review Research. American Physical Society, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.6.013141. ieee: S. Agafonova, U. Mishra, F. R. Diorico, and O. Hosten, “Zigzag optical cavity for sensing and controlling torsional motion,” Physical Review Research, vol. 6, no. 1. American Physical Society, 2024. ista: Agafonova S, Mishra U, Diorico FR, Hosten O. 2024. Zigzag optical cavity for sensing and controlling torsional motion. Physical Review Research. 6(1), 013141. mla: Agafonova, Sofya, et al. “Zigzag Optical Cavity for Sensing and Controlling Torsional Motion.” Physical Review Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 013141, American Physical Society, 2024, doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.6.013141. short: S. Agafonova, U. Mishra, F.R. Diorico, O. Hosten, Physical Review Research 6 (2024). date_created: 2024-02-12T11:42:18Z date_published: 2024-02-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-02-12T11:49:06Z day: '05' ddc: - '530' department: - _id: OnHo doi: 10.1103/physrevresearch.6.013141 external_id: arxiv: - '2306.12804' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 3a39ebffb24c1cc1dd0b547a726dc52d content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2024-02-12T11:46:50Z date_updated: 2024-02-12T11:46:50Z file_id: '14981' file_name: 2024_PhysicalRevResearch_Agafonova.pdf file_size: 1437167 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2024-02-12T11:46:50Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 6' issue: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '02' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: bdb2a702-d553-11ed-ba76-f12e3e5a3bc6 grant_number: '101087907' name: 'A quantum hybrid of atoms and milligram-scale pendulums: towards gravitational quantum mechanics' publication: Physical Review Research publication_identifier: eissn: - 2643-1564 publication_status: published publisher: American Physical Society quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Zigzag optical cavity for sensing and controlling torsional motion tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 6 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '14749' abstract: - lang: eng text: We unveil a powerful method for the stabilization of laser injection locking based on sensing variations in the output beam ellipticity of an optically seeded laser. The effect arises due to an interference between the seeding beam and the injected laser output. We demonstrate the method for a commercial semiconductor laser without the need for any internal changes to the readily operational injection locked laser system that was used. The method can also be used to increase the mode-hop free tuning range of lasers, and has the potential to fill a void in the low-noise laser industry. article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Umang full_name: Mishra, Umang id: 4328fa4c-f128-11eb-9611-c107b0fe4d51 last_name: Mishra - first_name: Vyacheslav full_name: Li, Vyacheslav id: 3A4FAA92-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Li - first_name: Sebastian full_name: Wald, Sebastian id: 133F200A-B015-11E9-AD41-0EDAE5697425 last_name: Wald - first_name: Sofya full_name: Agafonova, Sofya id: 09501ff6-dca7-11ea-a8ae-b3e0b9166e80 last_name: Agafonova orcid: 0000-0003-0582-2946 - first_name: Fritz R full_name: Diorico, Fritz R id: 2E054C4C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Diorico - first_name: Onur full_name: Hosten, Onur id: 4C02D85E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hosten orcid: 0000-0002-2031-204X citation: ama: Mishra U, Li V, Wald S, Agafonova S, Diorico FR, Hosten O. Monitoring and active stabilization of laser injection locking using beam ellipticity. Optics Letters. 2023;48(15):3973-3976. doi:10.1364/ol.495553 apa: Mishra, U., Li, V., Wald, S., Agafonova, S., Diorico, F. R., & Hosten, O. (2023). Monitoring and active stabilization of laser injection locking using beam ellipticity. Optics Letters. Optica Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.495553 chicago: Mishra, Umang, Vyacheslav Li, Sebastian Wald, Sofya Agafonova, Fritz R Diorico, and Onur Hosten. “Monitoring and Active Stabilization of Laser Injection Locking Using Beam Ellipticity.” Optics Letters. Optica Publishing Group, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.495553. ieee: U. Mishra, V. Li, S. Wald, S. Agafonova, F. R. Diorico, and O. Hosten, “Monitoring and active stabilization of laser injection locking using beam ellipticity,” Optics Letters, vol. 48, no. 15. Optica Publishing Group, pp. 3973–3976, 2023. ista: Mishra U, Li V, Wald S, Agafonova S, Diorico FR, Hosten O. 2023. Monitoring and active stabilization of laser injection locking using beam ellipticity. Optics Letters. 48(15), 3973–3976. mla: Mishra, Umang, et al. “Monitoring and Active Stabilization of Laser Injection Locking Using Beam Ellipticity.” Optics Letters, vol. 48, no. 15, Optica Publishing Group, 2023, pp. 3973–76, doi:10.1364/ol.495553. short: U. Mishra, V. Li, S. Wald, S. Agafonova, F.R. Diorico, O. Hosten, Optics Letters 48 (2023) 3973–3976. date_created: 2024-01-08T13:01:46Z date_published: 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-01-09T08:09:32Z day: '21' department: - _id: OnHo doi: 10.1364/ol.495553 external_id: arxiv: - '2212.01266' intvolume: ' 48' issue: '15' keyword: - Atomic and Molecular Physics - and Optics language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa_version: Preprint page: 3973-3976 publication: Optics Letters publication_identifier: eissn: - 1539-4794 issn: - 0146-9592 publication_status: published publisher: Optica Publishing Group quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Monitoring and active stabilization of laser injection locking using beam ellipticity type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 48 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '14759' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Proper operation of electro-optic I/Q modulators relies on precise adjustment and control of the relative phase biases between the modulator’s internal interferometer arms. We present an all-analog phase bias locking scheme where error signals are obtained from the beat between the optical carrier and optical tones generated by an auxiliary 2 MHz \U0001D445\U0001D439 tone to lock the phases of all three involved interferometers for operation up to 10 GHz. With the developed method, we demonstrate an I/Q modulator in carrier-suppressed single-sideband mode, where the suppressed carrier and sideband are locked at optical power levels <−27dB\r\n relative to the transmitted sideband. We describe a simple analytical model for calculating the error signals and detail the implementation of the electronic circuitry for the implementation of the method." acknowledgement: We thank Jakob Vorlaufer for technical contributions and Vyacheslav Li and Sofia Agafonova for comments on the manuscript. article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Sebastian full_name: Wald, Sebastian id: 133F200A-B015-11E9-AD41-0EDAE5697425 last_name: Wald orcid: 0000-0002-5869-1604 - first_name: Fritz R full_name: Diorico, Fritz R id: 2E054C4C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Diorico orcid: 0000-0002-4947-8924 - first_name: Onur full_name: Hosten, Onur id: 4C02D85E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hosten orcid: 0000-0002-2031-204X citation: ama: Wald S, Diorico FR, Hosten O. Analog stabilization of an electro-optic I/Q modulator with an auxiliary modulation tone. Applied Optics. 2023;62(1):1-7. doi:10.1364/ao.474118 apa: Wald, S., Diorico, F. R., & Hosten, O. (2023). Analog stabilization of an electro-optic I/Q modulator with an auxiliary modulation tone. Applied Optics. Optica Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.474118 chicago: Wald, Sebastian, Fritz R Diorico, and Onur Hosten. “Analog Stabilization of an Electro-Optic I/Q Modulator with an Auxiliary Modulation Tone.” Applied Optics. Optica Publishing Group, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.474118. ieee: S. Wald, F. R. Diorico, and O. Hosten, “Analog stabilization of an electro-optic I/Q modulator with an auxiliary modulation tone,” Applied Optics, vol. 62, no. 1. Optica Publishing Group, pp. 1–7, 2023. ista: Wald S, Diorico FR, Hosten O. 2023. Analog stabilization of an electro-optic I/Q modulator with an auxiliary modulation tone. Applied Optics. 62(1), 1–7. mla: Wald, Sebastian, et al. “Analog Stabilization of an Electro-Optic I/Q Modulator with an Auxiliary Modulation Tone.” Applied Optics, vol. 62, no. 1, Optica Publishing Group, 2023, pp. 1–7, doi:10.1364/ao.474118. short: S. Wald, F.R. Diorico, O. Hosten, Applied Optics 62 (2023) 1–7. date_created: 2024-01-08T13:19:14Z date_published: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-01-09T10:10:34Z day: '01' department: - _id: OnHo doi: 10.1364/ao.474118 external_id: arxiv: - '2208.11591' intvolume: ' 62' issue: '1' keyword: - Atomic and Molecular Physics - and Optics - Engineering (miscellaneous) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.11591 month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint page: 1-7 publication: Applied Optics publication_identifier: eissn: - 2155-3165 issn: - 1559-128X publication_status: published publisher: Optica Publishing Group quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Analog stabilization of an electro-optic I/Q modulator with an auxiliary modulation tone type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 62 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '11438' abstract: - lang: eng text: Lasers with well-controlled relative frequencies are indispensable for many applications in science and technology. We present a frequency-offset locking method for lasers based on beat-frequency discrimination utilizing hybrid electronic LC filters. The method is specifically designed for decoupling the tightness of the lock from the broadness of its capture range. The presented demonstration locks two free-running diode lasers at 780 nm with a 5.5-GHz offset. It displays an offset frequency instability below 55 Hz for time scales in excess of 1000 s and a minimum of 12 Hz at 10-s averaging. The performance is complemented with a 190-MHz lock-capture range, a tuning range of up to 1 GHz, and a frequency ramp agility of 200kHz/μs. acknowledgement: This work was supported by IST Austria. The authors thank Yueheng Shi for technical contributions. article_number: '054031' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Vyacheslav full_name: Li, Vyacheslav id: 3A4FAA92-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Li - first_name: Fritz R full_name: Diorico, Fritz R id: 2E054C4C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Diorico - first_name: Onur full_name: Hosten, Onur id: 4C02D85E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hosten orcid: 0000-0002-2031-204X citation: ama: Li V, Diorico FR, Hosten O. Laser frequency-offset locking at 10-Hz-level instability using hybrid electronic filters. Physical Review Applied. 2022;17(5). doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.17.054031 apa: Li, V., Diorico, F. R., & Hosten, O. (2022). Laser frequency-offset locking at 10-Hz-level instability using hybrid electronic filters. Physical Review Applied. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.17.054031 chicago: Li, Vyacheslav, Fritz R Diorico, and Onur Hosten. “Laser Frequency-Offset Locking at 10-Hz-Level Instability Using Hybrid Electronic Filters.” Physical Review Applied. American Physical Society, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.17.054031. ieee: V. Li, F. R. Diorico, and O. Hosten, “Laser frequency-offset locking at 10-Hz-level instability using hybrid electronic filters,” Physical Review Applied, vol. 17, no. 5. American Physical Society, 2022. ista: Li V, Diorico FR, Hosten O. 2022. Laser frequency-offset locking at 10-Hz-level instability using hybrid electronic filters. Physical Review Applied. 17(5), 054031. mla: Li, Vyacheslav, et al. “Laser Frequency-Offset Locking at 10-Hz-Level Instability Using Hybrid Electronic Filters.” Physical Review Applied, vol. 17, no. 5, 054031, American Physical Society, 2022, doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.17.054031. short: V. Li, F.R. Diorico, O. Hosten, Physical Review Applied 17 (2022). date_created: 2022-06-07T08:07:59Z date_published: 2022-05-19T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-03T07:18:34Z day: '19' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: OnHo doi: 10.1103/physrevapplied.17.054031 external_id: arxiv: - '2111.13194' isi: - '000880670300001' intvolume: ' 17' isi: 1 issue: '5' keyword: - General Physics and Astronomy language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: ' https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.13194' month: '05' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint publication: Physical Review Applied publication_identifier: issn: - 2331-7019 publication_status: published publisher: American Physical Society quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Laser frequency-offset locking at 10-Hz-level instability using hybrid electronic filters type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 17 year: '2022' ...