FREQUENCY STABILIZATION OF A 1.5-MU-M DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASER USING A HETERODYNE SPECTROSCOPY METHOD FOR A SPACE APPLICATION

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作者
LATRASSE, C [1 ]
DELABACHELERIE, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 11,HORLOGE ATOM LAB,CNRS,UNITE RECH,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; HETERODYNE SPECTROSCOPY; ACETYLENE ABSORPTION LINES; STABILITY CHARACTERIZATION; SPACE APPLICATION;
D O I
10.1117/12.168432
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed 1.5-mum distributed feedback lasers stabilized on a C2H2 absorption line, which are to be used as the frequency reference in a space Fourier transform interferometer intended for meteorological sounding of the atmosphere. The stabilization method is based on the heterodyne spectroscopy technique using a 350-MHz laser diode current modulation. Two 500-cm3 pigtailed stabilized laser modules with 500 muW of useful power at 1540.7 nm were realized. They show a relative frequency stability better than 2.10(-10) for observation times between 0.3 and 300 s.
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页码:1638 / 1641
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