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| author | Wagner, Nico Dickmann, Johannes Fang, Bess Hartman, Michael T. Kroker, Stefanie |
| author_facet | Wagner, Nico Dickmann, Johannes Fang, Bess Hartman, Michael T. Kroker, Stefanie |
| contents | We investigate the mechanical loss characteristics of Eu$^{3+}$:Y$_2$SiO$_5$$\unicode{x2013}$a promising candidate for ultra-low-noise frequency stabilization through the spectral hole burning technique. Three different mechanical oscillators with varying surface-to-volume ratios and crystal orientations are evaluated. In this context, we perform mechanical ringdown and spectral measurements spanning temperatures from room temperature down to $15\,\mathrm{K}$. By doing so, we measure a maximum mechanical quality factor of $Q=3676$, corresponding to a loss angle of $ϕ=2.72\times 10^{-4}$. For a spectral hole burning laser stabilization experiment at $300\,\mathrm{mK}$, we can estimate the Allan deviation of the fractional frequency instability due to Brownian thermal noise to be below $σ_{δν/ν_0} = 2.5\times 10^{-18}$, a value lower than the estimated thermal-noise limit of any current cavity-referenced ultra-stable laser experiment. |
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| spellingShingle | Temperature-dependent mechanical losses of Eu$^{3+}$:Y$_{2}$SiO$_{5}$ for spectral hole burning laser stabilization Wagner, Nico Dickmann, Johannes Fang, Bess Hartman, Michael T. Kroker, Stefanie Optics We investigate the mechanical loss characteristics of Eu$^{3+}$:Y$_2$SiO$_5$$\unicode{x2013}$a promising candidate for ultra-low-noise frequency stabilization through the spectral hole burning technique. Three different mechanical oscillators with varying surface-to-volume ratios and crystal orientations are evaluated. In this context, we perform mechanical ringdown and spectral measurements spanning temperatures from room temperature down to $15\,\mathrm{K}$. By doing so, we measure a maximum mechanical quality factor of $Q=3676$, corresponding to a loss angle of $ϕ=2.72\times 10^{-4}$. For a spectral hole burning laser stabilization experiment at $300\,\mathrm{mK}$, we can estimate the Allan deviation of the fractional frequency instability due to Brownian thermal noise to be below $σ_{δν/ν_0} = 2.5\times 10^{-18}$, a value lower than the estimated thermal-noise limit of any current cavity-referenced ultra-stable laser experiment. |
| title | Temperature-dependent mechanical losses of Eu$^{3+}$:Y$_{2}$SiO$_{5}$ for spectral hole burning laser stabilization |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.14126 |