Laser diode cavity ring-down spectroscopy using acousto-optic modulator stabilization

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Paldus, BA [1 ]
Harris, JS [1 ]
Martin, J [1 ]
Xie, J [1 ]
Zare, RN [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT CHEM,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1063/1.365688
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O59 [应用物理学];
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By using an acousto-optic modulator, we have stabilized a free-running continuous wave (CW) laser diode in the presence of strong reflections from a high finesse Fabry-Perot resonator. The laser diode linewidth can be stabilized from several MHz, for high resolution spectroscopy of species at low pressures, to several hundred MHz, for lower resolution spectroscopy of species at atmospheric pressures. We demonstrated CW cavity ring-down spectroscopy of water vapor at both 1 atm and 5 Torr. We achieved ring-down repetition rates of 10-50 kHz, and a noise level of 2 X 10(-8) cm(-1). (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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