Title :
Iodine-stabilized extended cavity diode laser at λ=633 nm
Author :
Simonsen, Harald R.
Author_Institution :
Danish Inst. of Fundamental Metrol., Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An extended cavity diode laser at 633 nm has been frequency stabilized to I2-Doppler-free absorption signals of the P(33)6-3 transition using a third-harmonic detection technique. The frequency was measured by the beat-frequency technique with an iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser as reference. A minimum value for the two-probe relative standard uncertainty of 1× 10-11 (5 kHz) is reached after 100 s. We also report measurements of the hyperfine splittings of the P(33)6-3 transition and laser frequency dependence on modulation amplitude and iodine pressure
Keywords :
frequency measurement; iodine; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; measurement standards; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; 633 nm; He-Ne laser; I2; I2-Doppler-free absorption signals; P(33)6-3 transition; beat-frequency technique; extended cavity diode laser; hyperfine splittings; laser frequency dependence; modulation amplitude; third-harmonic detection technique; two-probe relative standard uncertainty; Amplitude modulation; Diode lasers; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Piezoelectric transducers; Power lasers; Pressure measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
