Frequency stability measurements of 1.5 /spl mu/m erbium lasers locked to acetylene absorption lines

Author

Svelto, C. ; Bava, F.

Author_Institution

Dipt. de Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico de Milano, Italy

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 July 1998

Firstpage

189

Lastpage

190

Abstract

We report on the absolute frequency stabilization of Yb,Er:glass laser against different acetylene absorption line in the 1.5 /spl mu/m region. Beat-note measurements between two independently stabilized lasers yield a short-term (1-ms) laser linewidth of 50 kHz and a long-term (1-hour) rms frequency fluctuation of 170 kHz. The Allan standard deviation at 0.1 s is 4/spl times/10/sup -11/.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; erbium; frequency modulation; frequency standards; laser frequency stability; microcavity lasers; optical saturable absorption; organic compounds; rotational-vibrational states; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.5 micron; Allan standard deviation; Yb,Er:glass laser; absolute frequency stabilization; acetylene absorption lines; beat-note measurements; electro-optic modulation; frequency fluctuation; frequency modulation; frequency stability measurements; microlasers; optical frequency standard; rovibrational lines; Absorption; Erbium; Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser stability; Lasers and electrooptics; Metrology; Optical modulation; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5018-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1998.699860

Filename

699860