摘要:
An optical atomic clock utilizing two different laser light sources is described. A source laser is locked to a first optical resonator, which supports a whispering gallery mode for the source laser and generates optical hyperparametric sidebands from the source laser output by multi-wave mixing. A reference laser is locked to an atomic reference via a second optical resonator, and the first optical resonator is locked to the reference laser. Optical parametric sidebands, which are locked to an atomic reference but are generated from a wavelength unrelated to the clock transition of the atomic reference, are coupled out of the first optical resonator to generate an RF signal useful in atomic timekeeping.
摘要:
An optical atomic clock utilizing two different laser light sources is described. A source laser is locked to a first optical resonator, which supports a whispering gallery mode for the source laser and generates optical hyperparametric sidebands from the source laser output by multi-wave mixing. A reference laser is locked to an atomic reference via a second optical resonator, and the first optical resonator is locked to the reference laser. Optical parametric sidebands, which are locked to an atomic reference but are generated from a wavelength unrelated to the clock transition of the atomic reference, are coupled out of the first optical resonator to generate an RF signal useful in atomic timekeeping.
摘要:
A plasmonic device having a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) waveguide and a tunable voltage applied across the TCO and a metal layer for modulating an input optical signal.
摘要:
An electro-optic modulator comprises a waveguide (2) of a nonlinear optical material and an electrode line (3) for generating an electrical field in a modulating region (17) of the waveguide (2) when a voltage is applied to the electrode line (3). thereby modulating light passing through the waveguide (2). Therein ▪ the forward electro-optic response of the modulating region (17) is the same as the backward electro-optic response; and ▪ the electro-optic response has a band-pass or a low-pass characteristic. A distance measuring device comprises a light source (101) emitting light, and such an electro-optic modulator arranged such that the emitted Light passes through the electro-optic modulator in a first direction before being emitted from the distance measuring device, and after being reflected from a target passes through the electro-optic modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
摘要:
An electro-optic modulator comprises a waveguide (2) of a nonlinear optical material and an electrode line (3) for generating an electrical field in a modulating region (17) of the waveguide (2) when a voltage is applied to the electrode line (3), thereby modulating light passing through the waveguide (2). Therein • the forward electro-optic response of the modulating region (17) is the same as the backward electro-optic response; and • the electro-optic response has a band-pass or a low-pass characteristic. A distance measuring device comprises a light source (101) emitting light, and such an electro-optic modulator arranged such that the emitted light passes through the electro-optic modulator in a first direction before being emitted from the distance measuring device, and after being reflected from a target passes through the electro-optic modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
摘要:
A package design for electro-optic devices has been developed in which the substrate (21) supporting the electro-optic element (11) serves also as the base of the device housing (31). The electro-optic element may be flip-chip bonded to the substrate. In a preferred embodiment the substrate (21) is a multi-level wiring board.