Frequency Measurement of the Iodine Transitions at 515 nm with a Cr:Forsterite Comb

Author

Chepurov, S.V. ; Denisov, V.I. ; Klementyev, V.M. ; Kuznetsov, S.A. ; Okhapkin, M.V. ; Pivtsov, V.S. ; Skvortsov, M.N. ; Zakharyash, V.F.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Laser Phys. SB RAS, Novosibirsk

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Precision frequency metrology has been greatly affected by rapid progress in femtosecond technology and development of frequency-stabilized ultrafast lasers. Emergence of highly accurate broadband frequency combs generated either directly by mode-locked lasers or in special optical fibers has significantly facilitated accurate measurements of absolute frequencies and frequency intervals in different spectral ranges. We report on the frequency measurement of transitions in molecular iodine ¹²⁷I₂ in the wavelength range of 515 nm by means of a frequency interval measurement with a frequency comb from the mode-locked Cr:forsterite (Cr:F) laser. Iodine transitions in this range have a narrow linewidth (10 kHz) and can be used for establishment of an optical frequency standard with potential frequency stability on the order of 10^-15 based on iodine-stabilized Yb:YAG laser.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; chromium; frequency standards; iodine; magnesium compounds; radiative lifetimes; silicon compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; Mg₂SiO₄:Cr; Y₃Al₅O₁₂:Yb; frequency comb; frequency interval measurement; frequency measurement; iodine transitions; mode-locked laser; molecular transition; optical frequency standard; precision frequency metrology; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386387

Filename

4386387