Frequency control of DBR diode lasers at 1.08 micrometer and precision spectroscopy of helium

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作者
Prevedelli, M
Cancio, P
Giusfredi, G
Pavone, FS
Inguscio, M
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[1] EUROPEAN LAB NONLINEAR SPECT,I-50125 FLORENCE,ITALY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,SEZ FIRENZE,I-50125 FLORENCE,ITALY
[3] IST NAZL OTTICA,I-50125 FLORENCE,ITALY
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10.1016/0030-4018(96)00053-3
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report difference frequency measurements on the spectrum of helium by phase-locking two DBR diode lasers at 1.08 mu m. A mirror terminated extended cavity is used for narrowing the laser linewidth to few hundred kHz. Phase-locking between two narrowed lasers is then achieved up frequency differences of 40 GHz. From the investigation of the 2(3)P helium multiplet we extract a preliminary value for the 2(3)P(0) - 2(3)P(1) fine structure splitting with an accuracy of 25 kHz, corresponding to 9 parts in 10(7).
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