稳定度2×10-13 / τ的双光子跃迁光频标实验装置研究
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兰州空间技术物理研究所 真空技术与物理全国重点实验室兰州730000

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TH714

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真空技术与物理重点实验室基金 (6142207240101)、甘肃省青年人才团队(2026QNTD014)、甘肃省科技计划(25JRRA416, 25JRRA801)、国家自然科学基金 (U2341247)、甘肃省科技重大专项计划 (24ZDGA004)项目资助


Study on the experimental setup of a twophoton transition optical frequency standard with a stability of 2×10-13/τ
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National Key Laboratory on Vacuum Technology and Physics, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China

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    高精度时间频率标准是卫星导航系统、通信系统、深空探测、空间基础物理研究等航天任务的核心支撑技术之一。 基于热铷(Rb)原子的双光子跃迁光频标, 无需复杂的原子冷却系统、超高真空环境及超稳腔频率预稳, 将激光频率锁定至消多普勒展宽的窄线宽原子跃迁线, 可获得较高的频率稳定度, 从而满足星载等复杂环境下的长期高精度守时需求, 受到了广泛的关注和研究。本研究研制的基于87Rb原子双光子跃迁的光频标实验装置, 以1 556 nm激光器为种子光源,由激光倍频产生的778 nm钟激光激发气室中的87Rb原子发生5S1/2→5D5/2双光子跃迁, 观测到原子辐射的420 nm荧光,利用光电倍增管能够实现荧光的高效收集。 通过增大激光光斑直径抑制渡越时间展宽,将跃迁谱线线宽从1 800 kHz压窄至600 kHz; 采用聚焦透镜、遮光罩及带通滤光片组合,将谱线信噪比较直接收集荧光方式提升14倍。 光频标锁定后, 通过光学频率梳将光频段的频率稳定度转换至射频频段后与主动氢钟比较,得到其频率稳定度为2.2×10-13/τ(1~100 s),积分4 000 s后达到9.1×10-15。评估了装置的光频移系数为-6.7×10-13/mW, 碰撞频移系数为-5.6×10-13/℃, 分析得出光频移是限制本装置长期频率稳定度的主要因素,后续可通过减小功率反馈环路漂移、设计集成化物理部分等方式进行抑制。 该研究为未来高性能、集成化光频标的实现奠定了重要的技术基础。

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    The high-precision time-frequency standard is one of the core supporting technologies for space missions such as satellite navigation systems, communication systems, deep space exploration, and space-based fundamental physics research. The two-photon transition optical frequency standard based on hot rubidium(Rb) atoms can achieve high frequency stability by locking the laser frequency to the Doppler-free narrow-linewidth atomic transition line without complex atomic cooling systems, ultra-high vacuum environments, and ultra-stable cavity pre-stabilization, so as to meet the long-term high-precision timing requirements of spaceborne and other complex working environments. This scheme has therefore attracted extensive attention and research. In this work, we develop an experimental setup of an optical frequency standard based on the two-photon transition of 87Rb atoms. A 1 556 nm laser is used as the seed source, and the frequency-doubled 778 nm clock laser excites the 5S1/2→5D5/2 two-photon transition of 87Rb atoms in a vapor cell. The 420 nm fluorescence emitted by the atoms is observed and efficiently collected using a photomultiplier tube. By increasing the laser spot diameter to suppress transit-time broadening, the transition spectral linewidth is narrowed from 1 800 kHz to 600 kHz. With a combination of a focusing lens, a light shield, and a band-pass filter, the signal-to-noise ratio of the spectral line is improved by a factor of 14 compared with the direct fluorescence collection method. After the optical frequency standard is locked, the frequency stability in the optical domain is transferred to the radio-frequency domain via an optical frequency comb and compared with an active hydrogen maser, yielding a frequency stability of 2.2×10-13/τ(1~100 s), which reaches 9.1×10-15 after an integration time of 4 000 s. The light shift coefficient of the setup is evaluated to be -6.7×10-13/mW, and the collision shift coefficient is -5.6×10-13/℃. Analysis indicates that the light shift is the dominant factor limiting the long-term frequency stability of the present setup, which can be further suppressed by reducing the drift of the power feedback loop and designing an integrated physical package. This study lays an important technical foundation for the future realization of high-performance, integrated optical frequency standards.

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张炯阳,王骥,杨炜,李凯,翟浩.稳定度2×10-13 / τ的双光子跃迁光频标实验装置研究[J].仪器仪表学报,2026,47(8):232-238

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