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Frequency-stabilization to 6x10^-16 via spectral-hole burning
We demonstrate two-stage laser stabilization based on a combination of Fabry-
Perot and spectral-hole burning techniques. The laser is first pre-stabilized
by the Fabry-Perot cavity to a fractional-frequency stability of sigma_y(tau) <
10^-13. A pattern of spectral holes written in the absorption spectrum of
Eu3+:Y2SiO5 serves to further stabilize the laser to sigma_y(tau) = 6x10^-16
for 2 s < tau < 8 s. Measurements characterizing the frequency sensitivity of
Eu3+:Y2SiO5 spectral holes to environmental perturbations suggest that they can
be more frequency stable than Fabry-Perot cavities