RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution

This paper presents a radio frequency (rf) control system with attosecond resolution based on a carrier suppression interferometer operating a superconducting cavity at the Cryo Module Test Bench (CMTB). This novel application of the carrier suppression detector extends conventional heterodyne metho...

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Main Authors: F. Ludwig, J. Branlard, M. Hoffmann, U. Mavrič, H. Pryschelski, L. Springer, H. Schlarb
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-07-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/jhc3-dtzw
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L. Springer
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description This paper presents a radio frequency (rf) control system with attosecond resolution based on a carrier suppression interferometer operating a superconducting cavity at the Cryo Module Test Bench (CMTB). This novel application of the carrier suppression detector extends conventional heterodyne methods and improves the residual jitter of the regulated rf field in the cavity by more than one order of magnitude. The cavity operated at 1.3 GHz with a gradient of 8  MV/m and a loaded quality factor of 10^{7}. The setup achieved out-of-loop phase noise detection values of L=−180 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and L=−165 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz with a time resolution of 189 as within an offset frequency range from 10 Hz to 1 MHz. The phase noise budget of subcomponents such as in-loop and out-of-loop detectors, high-power drive, microphonics, and the reference source is reported. The facility rf reference phase noise in the offset frequency range from 1 to 100 kHz is identified as the key noise contributor. Furthermore, the narrow-band cavity reduces the phase jitter experienced by the beam to just 116 as. The presented research combining conventional receivers with carrier suppression detectors in continuous wave operation is a key milestone toward attosecond resolution, in particular relevant for pump-probe experiments in free-electron laser facilities.
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spelling doaj-art-a2ef581ac0fe4316a32afaea89815d5c2025-08-20T03:16:11ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882025-07-0128707280310.1103/jhc3-dtzwRF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolutionF. LudwigJ. BranlardM. HoffmannU. MavričH. PryschelskiL. SpringerH. SchlarbThis paper presents a radio frequency (rf) control system with attosecond resolution based on a carrier suppression interferometer operating a superconducting cavity at the Cryo Module Test Bench (CMTB). This novel application of the carrier suppression detector extends conventional heterodyne methods and improves the residual jitter of the regulated rf field in the cavity by more than one order of magnitude. The cavity operated at 1.3 GHz with a gradient of 8  MV/m and a loaded quality factor of 10^{7}. The setup achieved out-of-loop phase noise detection values of L=−180 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and L=−165 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz with a time resolution of 189 as within an offset frequency range from 10 Hz to 1 MHz. The phase noise budget of subcomponents such as in-loop and out-of-loop detectors, high-power drive, microphonics, and the reference source is reported. The facility rf reference phase noise in the offset frequency range from 1 to 100 kHz is identified as the key noise contributor. Furthermore, the narrow-band cavity reduces the phase jitter experienced by the beam to just 116 as. The presented research combining conventional receivers with carrier suppression detectors in continuous wave operation is a key milestone toward attosecond resolution, in particular relevant for pump-probe experiments in free-electron laser facilities.http://doi.org/10.1103/jhc3-dtzw
spellingShingle F. Ludwig
J. Branlard
M. Hoffmann
U. Mavrič
H. Pryschelski
L. Springer
H. Schlarb
RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
title RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
title_full RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
title_fullStr RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
title_full_unstemmed RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
title_short RF controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
title_sort rf controls based on carrier suppression detection with attosecond resolution
url http://doi.org/10.1103/jhc3-dtzw
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