arXiv:0809.0545 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Frequency locking of an optical cavity using linear–quadratic Gaussian integral control

S Z Sayed Hassen, M. Heurs, Elanor H. Huntington, Ian R. Petersen, M R James

Published Aug 10, 2009• 41 citations

Abstract

We show that a systematic modern control technique such as linear–quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control can be applied to a problem in experimental quantum optics which has previously been addressed using traditional approaches to controller design. An LQG controller which includes integral action is synthesized to stabilize the frequency of the cavity to the laser frequency and to reject low frequency noise. The controller is successfully implemented in the laboratory using a dSpace digital signal processing board. One important advantage of the LQG technique is that it can be extended in a straightforward way to control systems with multiple measurements and multiple feedback loops. This work is expected to pave the way for extremely stable lasers with fluctuations approaching the quantum noise limit and which could be potentially used in a wide range of applications.

DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/42/17/175501

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