Naturally stable Sagnac–Michelson nonlinear interferometer
Abstract
Interferometers measure a wide variety of dynamic processes by converting a phase change into an intensity change. Nonlinear interferometers, making use of nonlinear media in lieu of beamsplitters, promise substantial improvement in the quest to reach the ultimate sensitivity limits. Here we demonstrate a new nonlinear interferometer utilizing a single parametric amplifier for mode mixing conceptually, a nonlinear version of the conventional Michelson interferometer with its arms collapsed together. We observe up to 99.9% interference visibility and find evidence for noise reduction based on phase-sensitive gain. As a result, our configuration utilizes fewer components than previous demonstrations and requires no active stabilization, offering new capabilities for practical nonlinear interferometric-based sensors.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); The Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1333092
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1332021
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Optics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 41; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; interferometry; parametric oscillators and amplifiers; nonlinear optical devices
Citation Formats
Lukens, Joseph M., Peters, Nicholas A., and Pooser, Raphael C. Naturally stable Sagnac–Michelson nonlinear interferometer. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1364/OL.41.005438.
Lukens, Joseph M., Peters, Nicholas A., & Pooser, Raphael C. Naturally stable Sagnac–Michelson nonlinear interferometer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.005438
Lukens, Joseph M., Peters, Nicholas A., and Pooser, Raphael C. Wed .
"Naturally stable Sagnac–Michelson nonlinear interferometer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.005438. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333092.
@article{osti_1333092,
title = {Naturally stable Sagnac–Michelson nonlinear interferometer},
author = {Lukens, Joseph M. and Peters, Nicholas A. and Pooser, Raphael C.},
abstractNote = {Interferometers measure a wide variety of dynamic processes by converting a phase change into an intensity change. Nonlinear interferometers, making use of nonlinear media in lieu of beamsplitters, promise substantial improvement in the quest to reach the ultimate sensitivity limits. Here we demonstrate a new nonlinear interferometer utilizing a single parametric amplifier for mode mixing conceptually, a nonlinear version of the conventional Michelson interferometer with its arms collapsed together. We observe up to 99.9% interference visibility and find evidence for noise reduction based on phase-sensitive gain. As a result, our configuration utilizes fewer components than previous demonstrations and requires no active stabilization, offering new capabilities for practical nonlinear interferometric-based sensors.},
doi = {10.1364/OL.41.005438},
journal = {Optics Letters},
number = 23,
volume = 41,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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