- Artículo:
Understanding Pound-Drever-Hall locking using voltage controlled radio-frequency oscillators: An undergraduate experiment
- Autor:
C. E. Liekhus-Schmaltz
J. D. D. Martin
- Resumen:
We have developed a senior undergraduate experiment that illustrates frequency stabilization techniques using radio-frequency electronics. The primary objective is to frequency stabilize a voltage controlled oscillator to a cavity resonance at 800 MHz using the Pound-Drever-Hall method. This technique is commonly applied to stabilize lasers at optical frequencies. By using only radio-frequency equipment, it is possible to systematically study aspects of the technique more thoroughly, inexpensively, and free from eye hazards. Students also learn about modular radio-frequency electronics and basic feedback control loops. By varying the temperature of the resonator, students can determine the thermal expansion coefficients of copper, aluminum, and super invar.
- Página:
232
- Publicación:
American Journal of Physics
- Volúmen:
80
- Número:
3
- Periodo:
marzo 2012
- ISSN:
00029505
- SrcID:
00029505-2012-03.txt
- Documento número 911755
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