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Chin. Phys. B, 2024, Vol. 33(2): 024209    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad174b
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Gigahertz frequency hopping in an optical phase-locked loop for Raman lasers

Dekai Mao(毛德凯)1, Hongmian Shui(税鸿冕)1,2, Guoling Yin(殷国玲)3, Peng Peng(彭鹏)1, Chunwei Wang(王春唯)1, and Xiaoji Zhou(周小计)1,2,4,†
1 State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication System and Network, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
2 Institute of Carbon-based Thin Film Electronics, Peking University, Taiyuan 030012, China;
3 State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China;
4 Institute of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030031, China
Abstract  Raman lasers are essential in atomic physics, and the development of portable devices has posed requirements for time-division multiplexing of Raman lasers. We demonstrate an innovative gigahertz frequency hopping approach of a slave Raman laser within an optical phase-locked loop (OPLL), which finds practical application in an atomic gravimeter, where the OPLL frequently switches between near-resonance lasers and significantly detuned Raman lasers. The method merges the advantages of rapid and extensive frequency hopping with the OPLL's inherent low phase noise, and exhibits a versatile range of applications in compact laser systems, promising advancements in portable instruments.
Keywords:  Raman lasers      optical phase-locked loop      frequency hopping  
Received:  11 October 2023      Revised:  01 December 2023      Accepted manuscript online:  20 December 2023
PACS:  42.55.Ye (Raman lasers)  
  42.60.-v (Laser optical systems: design and operation)  
  42.62.Fi (Laser spectroscopy)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2021YFA0718300 and 2021YFA1400900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11920101004, 11934002, and 92365208), Science and Technology Major Project of Shanxi (Grant No. 202101030201022), and Space Application System of China Manned Space Program.
Corresponding Authors:  Xiaoji Zhou     E-mail:  xjzhou@pku.edu.cn

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Dekai Mao(毛德凯), Hongmian Shui(税鸿冕), Guoling Yin(殷国玲), Peng Peng(彭鹏), Chunwei Wang(王春唯), and Xiaoji Zhou(周小计) Gigahertz frequency hopping in an optical phase-locked loop for Raman lasers 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 024209

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