Title :
Cr:ZnSe laser with 0.03 Hz/Hz1/2 frequency noise for compact methane based OFS
Author :
Gubin, M. ; Frolov, M. ; Kireev, Artem ; Korostelin, Y. ; Kozlovskyi, V. ; Podmar´kov, Y. ; Shelkovnikov, A. ; Tyurikov, D. ; Lazarev, V. ; Pnev, A.
Author_Institution :
P.N. Lebedev Phys. Inst., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The mid-IR cw tunable solid state Cr2+:ZnSe laser with spectral density of intrinsic frequency noise less than 30 mHz/Hz1/2 was created. The laser was applied for sub-Doppler spectroscopy of (ν1+ν4) vibrational-rotational band of methane and narrow resonances of saturated dispersion at λ = 2.36 μm were demonstrated for the first time. Characteristics of resonances and low frequency noise of the laser pave the way to a short-term frequency stability at the level of 10-15 - 10-16.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; chromium; solid lasers; spectroscopy; zinc compounds; Cr:ZnSe laser; ZnSe:Cr; compact methane based OFS; intrinsic frequency noise; spectral density; sub-Doppler spectroscopy; vibrational-rotational band;
Conference_Titel :
European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2012
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1924-9
DOI :
10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502425