Title :
Methane optical frequency standard on recoil doublet components
Author :
Bagayev, S.N. ; Dmitriyev, A.K. ; Lugovoy, A.A. ; Okhapkin, M.N. ; Popov, S.Yu.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Phys., Acad. of Sci., Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
The He-Ne/CH/sub 4/ laser frequency standard using recoil doublet components as a reference was under investigation. The frequency shifts for different parameters were measured. These experiments allow us to estimate the reproducibility of the methane standard of 10/sup -14/.
Keywords :
Doppler shift; frequency standards; gas lasers; helium; laser frequency stability; neon; optical saturable absorption; organic compounds; resonant states; He-Ne; frequency shifts; laser frequency standard; methane optical frequency standard; recoil doublet components; reproducibility; second-order Doppler effect; second-order saturation; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser theory; Magnetic fields; Optical devices; Power lasers; Reproducibility of results; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5744-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851119
