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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Ionq, Inc., College Park, MD (US);
Christopher Monroe, Columbia, MD (US);
Kai Hudek, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Jonathan Mizrahi, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Marko Cetina, Berwyn Heights, MD (US);
Sarah Margaret Kreikemeier, Washington, DC (US);
Michael Goldman, College Park, MD (US);
Kristin Beck, College Park, MD (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, College Park, MD (US);
IONQ, INC., College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes aspects of laser cavity repetition rate tuning and high-bandwidth stabilization of pulsed lasers. In one aspect, an output optical coupler is described that includes a cavity output coupler mirror, a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the cavity output coupler mirror, a locking assembly within which the cavity output coupler mirror and the piezoelectric actuator are positioned, and one or more components coupled to the locking assembly. The components are configured to provide multiple positional degrees of freedom for tuning a frequency comb spectrum of the pulsed laser (e.g., tuning a repetition rate) by adjusting at least one position of the locking assembly with the cavity output coupler mirror. A method of adjusting an output optical coupler in a pulsed laser is also described. These techniques may be used in different applications, including quantum information processing.