FALC pro
Digitally controlled, fast laser locking module
No time to compromise on laser locking
FALC pro
Digitally controlled, fast laser locking module
TOPTICA's FALC pro locking module is not compromising. It's fast and convenient. A high speed regulator at it's heart allows to address even the most demanding applications, including laser driving ultra-narrow transitions utilized in optical clocks (clock transitions) or quantum computer (optical qubits). This regulator is combined with a convenient user interface, which allows optimize the feedback parameters with ease. The digital control interface of the analog regulator also enables full remote operation.
Typical applications of this locking modules include linewidth narrowing of a laser using external reference cavities, e.g. in Pound-Drever-Hall locks (in combination with PDH/DLC pro), locking any DLC pro controlled TDLS laser to a frequency comb, or phase locking one TDLS laser to another.
The combination of the FALC pro with the DLC pro Lock increases the convenience even more because Click & Lock as well as ReLock mechanisms are easy to setup.
The FALC pro not only promises the best performance but also a lot of fun in setting up the feedback to reach the narrowest linewidths, the lowest phase noise, the longest coherence times, … or just a very good high-speed lock.
Your Benefits
Enables high coherence and ultra-small linewidth
Linewidth < 1 Hz are achieved by the FALC pro high-performance frequency stabilization and feedback control to a laser that is locked to a stable reference.
Broad bandwidth noise suppression
By 6 parameter fast PI³D² regulator in external module for a DLC pro to lock one of TOPTICA’s narrow linewidth lasers to a frequency reference. Two configurations allow for best performance with either direct error signals or the phase comparison of two RF signals.
Fast feedback loop
A lightning fast delay of < 10 ns is realized by a combination of short cables and advanced electronics.
User friendly remote control
Locking by remote adds convenience to your demanding setup. The combination of the FALC pro with the DLC pro Lock increases the convenience even more because Click & Lock as well as ReLock mechanisms are easy to setup.
Literature
Application Notes
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12 orders of coherence control
Anselm Deninger, Thomas Renner -
Phase and Frequency Locking of Diode Lasers
Technical tutorial by Steffen Schmidt-Eberle
Papers
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Sub-Hertz frequency stabilization of a commercial diode laser
Y. N. Zhao in Optics Comm. 283 (2010) -
Phase-locking of the beat signal of two distributed-feedback diode lasers to oscillators working in the MHz to THz range
F. Friederich in Opt. Express 18:8 (2010)