FREQUENCY STABILIZATION OF THE 1064-NM ND-YAG LASERS TO DOPPLER-BROADENED LINES OF IODINE

被引:21
作者
ARIE, A [1 ]
BYER, RL [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV, EDWARD L GINZTON LAB, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 36期
关键词
ABSOLUTE FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH STANDARDS; ND; YAG LASER; MOLECULAR IODINE SPECTROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1364/AO.32.007382
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser is frequency stabilized by locking its frequency-doubled output to the center of unsaturated (Doppler-broadened) transitions of the I-127(2) molecule. The successive two-sample deviation of the laser frequency (root Allan variance) is kept below 5.67 kHz, or 2 parts in 10(11) of the laser frequency, for averaging times between 10 ms and 40 s. This locking technique is simpler and requires less laser power than locking to Doppler-free lines.
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页码:7382 / 7386
页数:5
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