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Cavity ring-down spectroscopy is a ubiquitous optical method used to study light-matter interactions with high resolution, sensitivity and accuracy. However, it has never been performed with the multiplexing advantages of direct frequency comb spectroscopy without significantly compromising spectral resolution. We present dual-comb cavity ring-down spectroscopy (DC-CRDS) based on the parallel heterodyne detection of ring-down signals with a local oscillator comb to yield absorption and dispersion spectra. These spectra are obtained from widths and positions of cavity modes. We present two approaches which leverage the dynamic cavity response to coherently or randomly driven changes in the amplitude or frequency of the probe field. Both techniques yield accurate spectra of methane—an important greenhouse gas and breath biomarker. When combined with broadband frequency combs, the high sensitivity, spectral resolution and accuracy of our DC-CRDS technique shows promise for applications like studies of the structure and dynamics of large molecules, multispecies trace gas detection and isotopic composition.

Several extensions to the Standard Model of particle physics, including light dark matter candidates and unification theories predict deviations from Newton’s law of gravitation. For macroscopic distances, the inverse-square law of gravitation is well confirmed by astrophysical observations and laboratory experiments. At micrometer and shorter length scales, however, even the state-of-the-art constraints on deviations from gravitational interaction, whether provided by neutron scattering or precise measurements of forces between macroscopic bodies, are currently many orders of magnitude larger than gravity itself. Here we show that precision spectroscopy of weakly bound molecules can be used to constrain non-Newtonian interactions between atoms. A proof-of-principle demonstration using recent data from photoassociation spectroscopy of weakly bound Yb 2 molecules yields constraints on these new interactions that are already close to state-of-the-art neutron scattering experiments. At the same time, with the development of the recently proposed optical molecular clocks, the neutron scattering constraints could be surpassed by at least two orders of magnitude.

Measurements of ultrahigh-fidelity absorption spectra can help validate quantum theory, engineer ultracold chemistry, and remotely sense atmospheres. Recent achievements in cavity-enhanced spectroscopy using either frequency-based dispersion or time-based absorption approaches have set new records for accuracy with uncertainties at the sub-per-mil level. However, laser scanning or susceptibility to nonlinearities limits their ultimate performance. Here we present cavity buildup dispersion spectroscopy (CBDS), probing the CO molecule as an example, in which the dispersive frequency shift of a cavity resonance is encoded in the cavity’s transient response to a phase-locked non-resonant laser excitation. Beating between optical frequencies during buildup exactly localizes detuning from mode center, and thus enables single-shot dispersion measurements. CBDS can yield an accuracy limited by the chosen frequency standard and measurement duration and is currently 50 times less susceptible to detection nonlinearity compared to intensity-based methods. Moreover, CBDS is significantly faster than previous frequency-based cavity-enhanced methods. The generality of CBDS shows promise for improving fundamental research into a variety of light–matter interactions. Cavity-enhanced spectroscopy is used to analyse light–matter interactions in fields such as ultracold chemistry and planetary science but measurement performance can be hampered by nonlinearities and long acquisition times. Here, the authors report a technique called cavity build up dispersion spectroscopy to measure dispersive frequency shifts demonstrating increased acquisition speeds and less susceptibility to detector nonlinearity.

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We report a stability below 7 × 10 −17 of two independent optical lattice clocks operating with bosonic 88 Sr isotope. The value (429 228 066 418 008.3(1.9) syst (0.9) stat Hz) of the absolute frequency of the 1 S 0  –  3 P 0 transition was measured with an optical frequency comb referenced to the local representation of the UTC by the 330 km-long stabilized fibre optical link. The result was verified by series of measurements on two independent optical lattice clocks and agrees with recommendation of Bureau International des Poids et Mesures.

In this paper we present results of spectral profile shape calculations for the r−v-type collisional potential. The attention is drown to the Dicke narrowing, however we also refer to the speed-dependent effects. Our considerations were performed within the impact approximation. It was also assumed that dephasing and velocity-changing contributions to the collisions are statistically independent. We found that changing the potential type the collisional effects influence on the line shapes can vary by more then 10%. Therefore it is relevant not only for the ultraaccurate spectroscopy, where model accuracy up to 10−6 is required, but also in more common applications.

We present our experimental spectra of the very weak S(2) transition from the 2-0 band of molecular deuterium, measured with a frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) assisted by the optical frequency comb (OFC). Experimental collisional broadening and shifting are compared with results of ab initio quantum scattering calculations.

Synopsis Photoassociation spectroscopy, based on forming of molecules from colliding atoms in the presence of light, is a priceless tool for the study of atomic interactions. It enables direct measurements of bound state energies, both in excited and ground state molecules. Applications include determinations of s-wave scattering lengths, as well as atomic state lifetimes. In this work we present the results of our research on the mass-scaling behaviour of molecular bound state energies and collisional properties in spin-singlet atoms. We will concentrate on two such species: strontium and ytterbium, both of which offer several stable isotopes, enabling mass tuning of the system's properties.

We present analysis of the R7 Q8 O2 B-band rovibronic transition measured with ultra-high signal-to-noise ratio by Pound-Drever-Hall-locked frequency-stabilized cavity-ring- down spectroscopy. For line-shape calculations ab intio in spirt approach was used based on numerical solution of the proper transport/relaxation equation. Consequences for spectroscopic determination of the Boltzmann constant as well as precise determination of the line position in the Doppler limited spectroscopy are indicated.

Abstract The close-coupling method is used to calculate purely rotational relaxation rates and pressure broadening and shifting coefficients for H2-He collisions, in order to test various potential energy surfaces. Downward rate coefficients k3→1(T) and k2→0(T) are compared with experimental data, but the subtle differences in the potential energy surfaces are hardly reflected in these rates. Helium pressure broadening and shifting generalized cross sections for the isotropic Raman Q(1) lines of the fundamental bands of D2 and H2 as well as the purely rotational Stokes S0(1) line of H2 are therefore also considered. While these spectroscopic characteristics are much more sensitive to the precise form of the interaction potential, a proper validation cannot be performed without taking into account the influence of the translational motion on the molecular line shapes. After including this, it is found that the potential energy surface of Bakr, Smith and Patkowski [B.W. Bakr, D.G.A. Smith, K. Patkowski, J. Chem. Phys. 139, 144305 (2013)] allows the best reproduction of the experimental data. Graphical abstract