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Active frequency stabilization of an ultra-high Q whispering-gallery-mode microresonator

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We report on active frequency stabilization of a whispering-gallery-mode microresonator with an ultra-high quality factor exceeding 2×108 to an atomic transition using the Pound–Drever–Hall technique. The critically coupled resonator is stabilized to 5.4% of its linewidth, or 206 kHz. Thermal bistability and mode-splitting are also observed and have a significant effect on the error signal.

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    D. O’Shea, A. Rettenmaier & A. Rauschenbeutel

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O’Shea, D., Rettenmaier, A. & Rauschenbeutel, A. Active frequency stabilization of an ultra-high Q whispering-gallery-mode microresonator. Appl. Phys. B 99, 623–627 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4014-x

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