High-precision optical phase-locking based on wideband acousto-optical frequency shifting

We present a high-precision optical phase-locking based on wideband acousto-optical frequency shifting.Increasing the modulating bandwidth stabilizes the loop at a high loop gain,thus improving phase correction capability.An optical phase-locked loop with a wide control bandwidth is constructed.The closed-loop residual phase error is only 0.26°or smaller than λ/1000.The loop exhibits excellent correction capability for high-frequency noises.The correctable frequency range reaches 35 kHz when the noise amplitude is ±λ/2,and becomes even wider for smaller noise amplitudes.