OPTICALLY PUMPED RUBIDIUM AS A FREQUENCY STANDARD AT 196 THZ

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作者
BRETON, M
TREMBLAY, P
JULIEN, C
CYR, N
TETU, M
LATRASSE, C
机构
[1] Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL), Département de Génie Électrique, Université Laval, P.Q.
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1109/19.377799
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The performance of 196.0-THz (1529-nm) DFB lasers frequency-locked to absorption lines of a rubidium vapor optically pumped at 384.2 THz (780.2 nm) is studied. The absorption profiles of the pumped vapor are measured under various conditions and compared with theoretical predictions. A bright resonance resulting from the cascade of two cycling transitions is characterized both experimentally and theoretically. The measured frequency stability of a DFB laser frequency-locked to this line reaches a level of 2x10(-10) for an averaging time of 100 s when compared to a similar laser locked to an acetylene line.
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