基于双声光调制的高稳定双频激光  

High-stability dual-frequency laser based on dual acousto-optic modulation

作　　者：贺子洋 安炳南 王韬 赵晓康 刘向嵩 陈力荣 王雅君[1,2] HE Ziyang;AN Bingnan;WANG Tao;ZHAO Xiaokang;LIU Xiangsong;CHEN Lirong;WANG Yajun(State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technologies and Devices,Institute of Opto-Electronics,Shanxi University,Taiyuan 030006,China;Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics,Shanxi University,Taiyuan 030006,China;Shanxi Key Laboratory of Wireless Communication and Detection,Shanxi University,Taiyuan 030006,China)

机构地区：[1]山西大学光电研究所,光量子技术与器件全国重点实验室,太原030006 [2]山西大学,极端光学协同创新中心,太原030006 [3]山西大学,无线通信与检测山西省重点实验室,太原030006

出　　处：《物理学报》2025年第9期159-167,共9页Acta Physica Sinica

基　　金：国家自然科学基金(批准号:62375162,62225504,U22A6003,62035015);国家重点研发计划(批准号:2020YFC2200402,2024YFC2208000)资助的课题。

摘　　要：高稳定双频激光光源是实现国家超精密测量能力的关键技术,也是支撑高端装备制造质量的基石.本文基于双声光调制方案搭建了高稳定双频激光光源及其频差稳定性评估系统.通过研究双声光调制生成双频激光的机理,逐级构建了频差稳定性劣化模型,并针对性地进行了技术改进.研究表明,双频激光光源的频率稳定性与双频频差稳定性均会影响外差干涉测量的精度,而双频频差稳定性由射频信号稳定性和功率放大器非线性失真决定.本文通过设计高阶谐波滤除技术和基于铷钟的高稳定射频发生器,将频差稳定性优化至9×10^(-11)@1 s,6×10^(-10)@1000 s,双频频差稳定性对外差干涉测量精度的影响降低至亚飞米量级.此时,双频激光光源的频差稳定性指标充分满足皮米级激光干涉测量应用需求.结合当前最先进的超稳腔稳频技术,本文高稳定双频激光光源可以支持皮米甚至飞米级精度的外差干涉测量,在超精密测量等领域具有重要应用前景.A high-stability dual-frequency laser source is a key technology for achieving national ultra-precision measurement capability and also the foundation for supporting the quality of high-end equipment manufacturing.In this work,a high-stability dual-frequency laser source and its frequency difference stability evaluation system are both built based on a double acousto-optic modulation scheme.By investigating the mechanism of generating dual-frequency laser based on double acousto-optic modulation,a degradation model of frequency difference stability is constructed,and targeted technical improvements are implemented.The study shows that the frequency stability of the dual-frequency laser source and the stability of the frequency difference both affect the accuracy of heterodyne interference measurement.The frequency difference stability is determined by factors such as the stability of RF signal and the nonlinear distortion of the power amplifier.This study first optimizes the frequency difference stability to 7.5×10^(-10)@1 s and 1.2×10^(-9)@1000 s by designing a high-order harmonic filtering technique.Then,the DG 4202 RF generator is replaced with a rubidium-clock-based high-stability RF signal generator,thus further optimizing the frequency difference stability to 9×10^(-11)@1 s and 6×10^(-10)@1000 s.The influence of dual-frequency frequency difference stability on heterodyne interference measurement accuracy is reduced to the sub-femtometer level.And the frequency difference stability of the dual-frequency laser source fully meets the application requirements of picometer-level laser interference measurement.Combined with the most advanced frequency stabilization technology using ultra-stable cavity,our high-stability dual-frequency laser source can support heterodyne interference measurement with picometer or even femtometer-level accuracy,demonstrating significant potential for applications in fields such as ultra-precision measurements.

关 键 词：双频激光 频差稳定性 外差干涉测量 

分 类 号：TN248[电子电信—物理电子学]