Sub-Doppler resolution limited Lamb-dip spectroscopy of NO with a quantum cascade distributed feedback laser

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作者
Remillard, JT
Uy, D
Weber, WH
Capasso, F
Gmachl, C
Hutchinson, AL
Sivco, DL
Baillargeon, JN
Cho, AY
机构
[1] Ford Motor Co, Res Labs, Dept Phys, Dearborn, MI 48121 USA
[2] Lucent Technol, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2000年 / 7卷 / 07期
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10.1364/OE.7.000243
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A quantum cascade distributed feedback laser operating at 5.2 mu m is used to obtain sub-Doppler resolution limited saturation features in a Lamb-dip experiment on the R(13.5)(1/2) and R(13.5)(3/2) transitions of NO. The dips appear as transmission spikes with full widths of similar to 4.3 MHz. At this resolution the 73 MHz Lambda-doubling of the R(13.5)(3/2) line, which is normally obscured by the 130 MHz Doppler broadening, is easily resolved. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.
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