TOPTICA lasers for which lock to (M)DFC is possible. MDFC wavelength support ranging from 420 to 2000 nm.
MDFC
Modular Difference Frequency Comb for 19” rack integration
- Compact design
- Highly robust operation
- High-end stability transfer down to the 10-21 level
- Convenient remote control from a single GUI
- Spectral coverage 420 - 2000 nm
TOPTICA’s frequency comb product line uses our proprietary CERO-technology which is based on Difference Frequency Generation (DFG). It is inherently fCEO-stable and combines high robustness, high-end performance and a convenient user interface in a compact footprint.
Like all building blocks of TOPTICA’s Laser Rack Systems, the MDFC is designed to clear optical tables and to stow away laser systems into a 19" form factor. It is ideally suited for integration into TOPTICA Laser Rack Systems and helps researchers to focus on their experiment rather than on their laser system.
For maximum user convenience, the MDFC is controlled from a single user-interface. Any of TOPTICA’s tunable diode lasers with a wavelength between 420 nm and 2000 nm can be locked to the frequency comb. Frequency-doubled lasers with shorter wavelengths can be stabilized using their fundamental.
The MDFC perfectly integrates with TOPTICA’s modular laser systems and wavelength meters, enabling users to source a complete stabilized and rack-mounted laser system solution from a single supplier.
Compact | Robust | High-end | Convenient
Compact
- Fully self-referenced comb including electronics
- 19 inch compatible
MDFC System Components
Request a quotation Download the product brochure Application Note: Phase and Frequency Locking of Diode Lasers
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Specification
Module Description Frequency Comb MDFC CORE + Difference Frequency Comb, 4 offset-free outputs @ 1560 nm, > 10 mW, > 20 nm DFC OPTION
8 OUTPUTS8 offset-free, CEP stable outputs at 1560 nm Wavelength extension MDFC EXT 19” Housing and power supply for DFC wavelength extensions DFC IR 1560 nm, high-power, short pulse, for details see Extension specs DFC SCIR 980..2000 nm, 1560 nm, high-power, short pulse, for details see Extension specs DFC SCNIR 840..980 nm, for details see Extension specs DFC NIR 780 nm, for details see Extension specs DFC VIS-L 640..860 nm, for details see Extension specs DFC VIS-S 420..640 nm, for details see Extension specs Beat units DFC BC Beam combiner (comb + cw laser), adjustable split ratio for comb and cw laser light,
free space or fiber-coupled outputDFC BCF Beam combiner fiber-coupled (comb + cw laser), fixed split ratio for comb and cw laser light,
fiber-coupled outputDFC MD Monochromatic detector unit, fiber-coupled, use with DFC BC / DFC BCF Locking electronics FALC Fast laser locking module, 2-channel PID PFD Phase frequency detector, enables remote locking with FALC MDFC LOCK 19” Housing and power supply for up to three pairs of FALC and PFD Reference DFC RF RF reference for DFC CORE+, low-noise oven-controlled quartz, output: 800 MHz, input: 10 MHz DFC GPS GPS frequency reference, output: 10 MHz, stability: 1.3 · 10-12 @ 1s, 1 · 10-13 @ 40000 s DFC DIST Low-noise 10 MHz Distribution Amplifier Accessories DFC SCOPE Digital oscilloscope with spectrum analyzer (FFT), for convenient beat monitoring from software DFC COUNT + 4 channel dead-time free counter MDFC ACCESS Housing and power supply for DFC Electronic Accessories WS7-30 HighFinesse wavelength meter, for convenient determination of comb line number -
Additional Information
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Applications
- Microwave Generation
- Laser Reference
- High-resolution Spectroscopy
- Dual-comb Spectroscopy
- Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy
- Interferometry
- Transportable AMO Systems
- Quantum Computing
- CEP-stable Seeders
- Rydberg Excitation (Rydberg Flyer for complete laser solutions)
- Optical Clocks
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Downloads
- Short Info: T-RACK
- Brochure: Laser Rack Systems
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Literature
- Application Note: Phase and Frequency Locking of Diode Lasers
- Scientific Article: E. Benkler et al., End-to-end topology for fiber comb based optical frequency transfer at the 10−21 level, Optics Express [27], 36886 (2019)
- Scientific Article: E. C. Cook et al., Resonant two-photon spectroscopy of the 2s3d 1D2 level of neutral 9Be Phys. Rev. Applied 101, 042503 (2020)
- Scientific Article: M. Collombon et al., Experimental Demonstration of Three-Photon Coherent Population Trapping in an Ion Cloud, Phys. Rev. Applied 12, 034035, (2019)
- Scientific Article: M. Collombon et al., Phase transfer between three visible lasers for coherent population trapping, Optics Letters Vol. 44, Issue 4 (2019)
- Scientific Article: A. Liehl et al., Ultrabroadband out-of-loop characterization of the carrier-envelope phase noise of an offset-free Er:fiber frequency comb. Optics Letters Vol. 42, Issue 10 (2017)
- Scientific Article: T. Puppe et al., Characterization of a DFG comb showing quadratic scaling of the phase noise with frequency, Optics Letters Vol. 41, Issue 8 (2016)
- Scientific Article: G. Krauss et al., All-passive phase locking of a compact Er:fiber laser system, Opt. Lett., 36, 540 (2011)
- Scientific Article: D. Fehrenbacher et al., Free-running performance and full control of a passively phase-stable Er:fiber frequency comb. Optica Vol. 2, Issue 10 (2015)
- Scientific Article: R. Kliese et al., Difference-frequency combs in cold atom physics, arXiv:1605.02426v1 (2016)
- Scientific Article: D. Brida et al., Ultrabroadband Er:fiber lasers, Laser & Photonics Review 8(3) (2014)
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