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Rudelis A, Hu B, Sinclair J, Bytyqi E, Schwartzman A, Brenes R, Kadosh Zhitomirsky T, Schleier-Smith M, Vuletić V. Degradation of Ta 2O 5 / SiO 2 dielectric cavity mirrors in ultra-high vacuum. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:39670-39680. [PMID: 38041283 DOI: 10.1364/oe.504858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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In order for optical cavities to enable strong light-matter interactions for quantum metrology, networking, and scalability in quantum computing systems, their mirrors must have minimal losses. However, high-finesse dielectric cavity mirrors can degrade in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), increasing the challenges of upgrading to cavity-coupled quantum systems. We observe the optical degradation of high-finesse dielectric optical cavity mirrors after high-temperature UHV bake in the form of a substantial increase in surface roughness. We provide an explanation of the degradation through atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), selective wet etching, and optical measurements. We find the degradation is explained by oxygen reduction in Ta2O5 followed by growth of tantalum sub-oxide defects with height to width aspect ratios near ten. We discuss the dependence of mirror loss on surface roughness and finally give recommendations to avoid degradation to allow for quick adoption of cavity-coupled systems.
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Zhadnov N, Golovizin A, Cortinovis I, Ohayon B, de Sousa Borges L, Janka G, Crivelli P. Pulsed CW laser for long-term spectroscopic measurements at high power in deep-UV. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:28470-28479. [PMID: 37710900 DOI: 10.1364/oe.496508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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We present a novel technique for in-vacuum cavity-enhanced UV spectroscopy that allows nearly continuous measurements over several days, minimizing mirror degradation caused by high-power UV radiation. Our method relies on pulsing of the cavity's internal power, which increases the UV intensity to maximum only for short periods when the studied atom is within the cavity mode volume while keeping the average power low to prevent mirror degradation. Additionally, this method significantly decreases laser-induced background on charged particle detectors. The described 244 nm laser system is designed for 1S-2S two-photon CW spectroscopy of muonium in the Mu-MASS project. It was tested to provide intracavity powers above 20 W, requiring maintenance only a few times a day. The pulsing technique demonstrates minimal impact on the radiation frequency, with no observed shifts exceeding 15 kHz. Our approach represents a promising new technique for high-precision spectroscopy of atoms in harsh UV environments and demonstrates the feasibility of CW spectroscopy of muonium.
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Kim J, Kim K, Lee D, Shin Y, Kang S, Kim JR, Choi Y, An K, Lee M. Locking Multi-Laser Frequencies to a Precision Wavelength Meter: Application to Cold Atoms. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:6255. [PMID: 34577462 PMCID: PMC8473145 DOI: 10.3390/s21186255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We herein report a simultaneous frequency stabilization of two 780-nm external cavity diode lasers using a precision wavelength meter (WLM). The laser lock performance is characterized by the Allan deviation measurement in which we find σy=10-12 at an averaging time of 1000 s. We also obtain spectral profiles through a heterodyne spectroscopy, identifying the contribution of white and flicker noises to the laser linewidth. The frequency drift of the WLM is measured to be about 2.0(4) MHz over 36 h. Utilizing the two lasers as a cooling and repumping field, we demonstrate a magneto-optical trap of 87Rb atoms near a high-finesse optical cavity. Our laser stabilization technique operates at broad wavelength range without a radio frequency element.
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- Junwoo Kim
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea; (J.K.); (K.K.); (D.L.); (Y.S.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea; (J.K.); (K.K.); (D.L.); (Y.S.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea; (J.K.); (K.K.); (D.L.); (Y.S.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea; (J.K.); (K.K.); (D.L.); (Y.S.)
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Department of Physics, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Kyungbock High School, 28 Jahamun-ro 9-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03049, Korea;
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- Department of Bioengineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physics & Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea; (J.K.); (K.K.); (D.L.); (Y.S.)
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Burkley Z, de Sousa Borges L, Ohayon B, Golovozin A, Zhang J, Crivelli P. Stable high power deep-uv enhancement cavity in ultra-high vacuum with fluoride coatings. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:27450-27459. [PMID: 34615160 DOI: 10.1364/oe.432552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We demonstrate the superior performance of dielectric fluoride coatings versus oxide coatings in long term vacuum operation of a high power deep-ultraviolet enhancement cavity. In ultra-high vacuum (10-8 mbar), the fluoride optics can maintain up to 10 W of stable intracavity power on one hour time scales, a record-high at these vacuum levels, whereas for the oxide optics, we observe rapid degradation at lower intracavity powers with a rate that increases with power. After observing degradation in high vacuum, we can recover the fluoride and oxide optics with oxygen; however, this recovery process becomes ineffective after several applications. For the fluoride optics, we see that initial UV conditioning in an oxygen environment helps to improve the performances of the optics. In oxygen-rich environments from ∼10-4 mbar, the fluoride optics can stably maintain up to 20 W of intracavity power on several-hour time scales whereas for the oxide optics there is immediate degradation with a rate that increases with decreasing oxygen pressure.
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Garcia S, Ferri F, Reichel J, Long R. Overlapping two standing waves in a microcavity for a multi-atom photon interface. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:15515-15528. [PMID: 32403578 DOI: 10.1364/oe.392207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We develop a light-matter interface enabling strong and uniform coupling between a chain of cold atoms and photons of an optical cavity. This interface is a fiber Fabry-Perot cavity, doubly resonant for both the wavelength of the atomic transition and for a geometrically commensurate red-detuned intracavity trapping lattice. Fulfilling the condition of a strong and uniform atom-photon coupling requires optimization of the spatial overlap between the two standing waves in the cavity. In a strong-coupling cavity, where the mode waists and Rayleigh range are small, we derive the expression of the optimal trapping wavelength, taking into account the Gouy phase. The main parameter controlling the overlap of the standing waves is the relative phase shift at the reflection on the cavity mirrors between the two wavelengths, for which we derive the optimal value. We have built a microcavity optimized according to these results, employing custom-made mirrors with engineered reflection phase for both wavelengths. We present a method to measure with high precision the relative phase shift at reflection, which allows us to determine the spatial overlap of the two modes in this cavity.
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Yang L, Randel E, Vajente G, Ananyeva A, Gustafson E, Markosyan A, Bassiri R, Fejer M, Menoni C. Modifications of ion beam sputtered tantala thin films by secondary argon and oxygen bombardment. APPLIED OPTICS 2020; 59:A150-A154. [PMID: 32225367 DOI: 10.1364/ao.59.00a150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Amorphous tantala (Ta2O5) thin films were deposited by reactive ion beam sputtering with simultaneous low energy assist Ar+ or Ar+/O2+ bombardment. Under the conditions of the experiment, the as-deposited thin films are amorphous and stoichiometric. The refractive index and optical band gap of thin films remain unchanged by ion bombardment. Around 20% improvement in room temperature mechanical loss and 60% decrease in absorption loss are found in samples bombarded with 100-eV Ar+. A detrimental influence from low energy O2+ bombardment on absorption loss and mechanical loss is observed. Low energy Ar+ bombardment removes excess oxygen point defects, while O2+ bombardment introduces defects into the tantala films.
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Schmitz J, Meyer HM, Köhl M. Ultraviolet Fabry-Perot cavity with stable finesse under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:063102. [PMID: 31255001 DOI: 10.1063/1.5093551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We have constructed an apparatus containing a linear ion trap and a high-finesse optical cavity in the ultraviolet spectral range. In our construction, we have avoided all organic materials inside the ultrahigh vacuum chamber. We show that, unlike previously reported, the optical cavity does not degrade in performance over a time scale of 9 months.
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- Jonas Schmitz
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Gallego J, Alt W, Macha T, Martinez-Dorantes M, Pandey D, Meschede D. Strong Purcell Effect on a Neutral Atom Trapped in an Open Fiber Cavity. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:173603. [PMID: 30411925 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.173603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We observe a sixfold Purcell broadening of the D_{2} line of an optically trapped ^{87}Rb atom strongly coupled to a fiber cavity. Under external illumination by a near-resonant laser, up to 90% of the atom's fluorescence is emitted into the resonant cavity mode. The sub-Poissonian statistics of the cavity output and the Purcell enhancement of the atomic decay rate are confirmed by the observation of a strongly narrowed antibunching dip in the photon autocorrelation function. The photon leakage through the higher-transmission mirror of the single-sided resonator is the dominant contribution to the field decay (κ≈2π×50 MHz), thus offering a high-bandwidth, fiber-coupled channel for photonic interfaces such as quantum memories and single-photon sources.
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- J Gallego
- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Mairhofer L, Eibenberger S, Shayeghi A, Arndt M. A Quantum Ruler for Magnetic Deflectometry. ENTROPY 2018; 20:e20070516. [PMID: 33265606 PMCID: PMC7513036 DOI: 10.3390/e20070516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Matter-wave near-field interference can imprint a nano-scale fringe pattern onto a molecular beam, which allows observing its shifts in the presence of even very small external forces. Here we demonstrate quantum interference of the pre-vitamin 7-dehydrocholesterol and discuss the conceptual challenges of magnetic deflectometry in a near-field interferometer as a tool to explore photochemical processes within molecules whose center of mass is quantum delocalized.
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- Lukas Mairhofer
- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Wien, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-4277-51210
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