Noise mitigation in vapor cell spectroscopy
US12276549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/1305
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments herein describe spectroscopy systems that use an unmodulated reference optical signal to mitigate noise, or for other advantages. In one embodiment, the unmodulated reference optical signal is transmitted through the same vapor cell as a modulated pump optical signal. As such, the unmodulated reference optical signal experiences absorption by the vapor, which converts laser phase noise to amplitude noise like the other optical signals passing through the vapor cell. In one embodiment, the unmodulated reference optical signal has an optical path in the gas cell that is offset (or non-crossing) from the optical path of the modulated pump optical signal. The unmodulated reference optical signal allows removal or mitigation of the noise on the other optical signal.
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