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Article Dans Une Revue Nature Communications Année : 2023

Frequency stable and low phase noise THz synthesis for precision spectroscopy

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We present a robust approach to generate a continuously tunable, low phase noise, Hz linewidth and mHz/s stability THz emission in the 0.1 THz to 1.4 THz range. This is achieved by photomixing two commercial telecom, distributed feedback lasers locked by optical-feedback onto a single highly stable V-shaped optical cavity. The phase noise is evaluated up to 1.2 THz, demonstrating Hz-level linewidth. To illustrate the spectral performances and agility of the source, low pressure absorption lines of methanol and water vapors have been recorded up to 1.4 THz. In addition, the hyperfine structure of a water line at 556.9 GHz, obtained by saturation spectroscopy, is also reported, resolving spectral features displaying a full-width at half-maximum of 10 kHz. The present results unambiguously establish the performances of this source for ultra-high resolution molecular physics.
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hal-04291164 , version 1 (17-11-2023)

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Léo Djevahirdjian, Loïc Lechevallier, Marie-Aline Martin-Drumel, Olivier Pirali, Guillaume Ducournau, et al.. Frequency stable and low phase noise THz synthesis for precision spectroscopy. Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), pp.7162. ⟨10.1038/s41467-023-42905-z⟩. ⟨hal-04291164⟩
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