• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 6, Issue 1, 016006 (2024)
Bingxin Xu1,†, Yangyang Wan, Xinyu Fan*, and Zuyuan He
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.6.1.016006 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bingxin Xu, Yangyang Wan, Xinyu Fan, Zuyuan He, "Whispering-gallery-mode barcode-based broadband sub-femtometer-resolution spectroscopy with an electro-optic frequency comb," Adv. Photon. 6, 016006 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Spectroscopy is the basic tool for studying molecular physics and realizing biochemical sensing. However, it is challenging to realize sub-femtometer resolution spectroscopy over broad bandwidth. Broadband and high-resolution spectroscopy with calibrated optical frequency is demonstrated by bridging the fields of speckle pattern and electro-optic frequency comb. A wavemeter based on a whispering-gallery-mode barcode is proposed to link the frequencies of a probe continuous-wave laser and an ultrastable laser. The ultrafine electro-optic comb lines are generated from the probe laser to record spectrum of sample with sub-femtometer resolution. Measurement bandwidth is a thousandfold broader than comb bandwidth, by sequentially tuning the probe laser while its wavelength is determined. This approach fully exploits the advantages of two fields to realize 0.8-fm resolution with a fiber laser and 80-nm bandwidth with an external cavity diode laser. The spectroscopic measurements of an ultrahigh Q-factor cavity and gas molecular absorption are experimentally demonstrated. The compact system, predominantly constituted by few-gigahertz electronics and telecommunication components, shows enormous potential for practical spectroscopic applications.
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    Bingxin Xu, Yangyang Wan, Xinyu Fan, Zuyuan He, "Whispering-gallery-mode barcode-based broadband sub-femtometer-resolution spectroscopy with an electro-optic frequency comb," Adv. Photon. 6, 016006 (2024)
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