DocumentCode
766462
Title
High spectral purity CO2 laser stabilized using a molecular frequency reference
Author
Pisani, Marco ; Sassi, Maria Paola ; Zucco, Massimo
Author_Institution
Istituto di Metrologia G. Colonnetti, CNR, Torino, Italy
Volume
44
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
159
Lastpage
161
Abstract
A CO2 laser has been frequency stabilized to a molecular absorption line with a bandwidth of 10 kHz, yielding a laser noise spectral density reduction below 1 Hz/√ Hz and a relative accuracy of 10-10. In the time domain, this corresponds to an Allan standard deviation of σ(2, τ)=3·10-14 τ-1/2, for τ>100 μs. This source allows experiments of very high resolution spectroscopy as well as the realization of accurate frequency standards in the 10-μm region
Keywords
carbon compounds; frequency measurement; gas lasers; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; laser noise; measurement standards; 10 kHz; 10 mum; 100 mus; Allan standard deviation; CO2; CO2 laser; accurate frequency standards; frequency control; frequency stabilized laser; high resolution spectroscopy; high spectral purity; laser noise; molecular absorption line; molecular frequency reference; relative accuracy; spectral density reduction; time domain; Bandwidth; Discharges; Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Gas lasers; Laser noise; Laser stability; Noise reduction; Optical control; Power lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.377798
Filename
377798
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