Tunable two-frequency lasers for lifetime measurements

被引：37

作者：

Brunel, M ^{[1
]}

Emile, O ^{[1
]}

Bretenaker, F ^{[1
]}

LeFloch, A ^{[1
]}

Ferrand, B ^{[1
]}

Molva, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CEA, LAB ELECT TECHNOL & INSTRUMENTAT, DEPT OPTRONIQUE, F-38054 GRENOBLE 9, FRANCE

来源：

OPTICAL REVIEW | 1997年 / 4卷 / 05期

关键词：

fluorescence lifetime; solid-state lasers; helicoidal eigenstates; heterodyne lasers;

D O I：

10.1007/s10043-997-0550-y

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We built a compact two-tunable-frequency longitudinally pumped solid-state laser specially designed to measure atomic lifetimes. Weak coupling between the laser eigenstates permits the obtaining of a continuously tunable frequency difference between 0 and 10 GHz. Such a source provides either a linear polarization rotating at such frequencies, or a sinusoidally modulated intensity with a 100% modulation amplitude. As an example, the fluorescence lifetime of the first excited state of Cr4+ in YAG is measured in the zero-fluence limit using a two-frequency Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm.

引用

页码：550 / 552

页数：3

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