FALC pro
Digitally controlled, fast laser locking module
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Key Highlights
- High-performance laser frequency stabilization
- Enables laser linewidths <1 Hz when locked to a stable reference
- Ultra-fast feedback with <10 ns delay
- High-bandwidth noise suppression up to 50 MHz (-3 dB)
- 6-parameter PI³D² fast regulator
- Digital control with convenient remote operation
- Fully integrated with the DLC pro platform
- Supports PDH locking and frequency-comb locking
- Suitable for phase locking between two lasers
- Designed for ultra-narrow linewidth and high-coherence applications
Description
TOPTICA's FALC pro locking module is not compromising. It's fast and convenient. A high-speed regulator is at its heart and allows it to address even the most demanding applications, including laser driving ultra-narrow transitions utilized in optical clocks (clock transitions) or quantum computers (optical qubits). This regulator is combined with a convenient user interface, TOPTICA’s generic DLC pro interface, which allows you to optimize the feedback parameters with ease. The digital control interface of the analog regulator also enables full remote operation.
Typical applications of these 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.
Specifications
Module Type: Fast Laser Locking Module
Regulator: 6-parameter PI³D²
Fast Bandwidth: 50 MHz @ -3 dB
Slow Bandwidth: 15 kHz
Feedback Delay: <10 ns
DC Gain: -60 to +95 dB
Output Voltage: ±1.7 V @ 50 W load
Control: DLC pro Interface
Remote Control: PC / Touchscreen / Python SDK
Power Input: CAN Bus / 100–240 V AC
Application
- Laser Linewidth Narrowing
- High-Bandwidth Frequency Stabilization
- Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) Locking
- Frequency Comb Locking
- Laser Phase Locking
- Optical Frequency Metrology
- High-Resolution Spectroscopy
- Optical Atomic Clocks
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Optics
- Atom & Ion Cooling
- Rydberg Physics
- Quantum Sensing & Metrology