Fundamental thermal noise in antiresonant hollow-core fibers
Vincent Michaud-Belleau, Eric Numkam Fokoua, Péter Horák, Natalie V. Wheeler, Shuichiro Rikimi, Thomas D. Bradley, David J. Richardson, Francesco Poletti, Jérôme Genest, Radan Slavı́k
Abstract
To understand the effect of fundamental thermal noise in hollow-core optical fibers, the authors propose an adapted noise model and compare it to careful measurements. They find that the use of evacuated hollow cores could allow for an order-of-magnitude improvement in phase sensitivity with respect to standard fiber, enabling better precision in interferometric applications such as fiber gyroscopes and laser frequency stabilization.
Topics & Concepts
Noise (video)InterferometryMaterials scienceCore (optical fiber)OpticsGyroscopeSensitivity (control systems)Optical fiberFiberThermalPhase noiseFiber laserAcousticsPhysicsComputer scienceElectronic engineeringArtificial intelligenceMeteorologyImage (mathematics)Quantum mechanicsEngineeringComposite materialAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics