Title :
Stability transfer of stabilized Ar+ laser on optically pumped I2 laser towards a frequency standard around 1.3 μm
Author :
Belaïdi, H. ; Himbert, M. ; Millerioux, Y. ; Razet, A. ; Juncar, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de Metrol., CNRS, Paris, France
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Doppler-free stimulated-emission technique using an optically pumped I2 laser with applications in spectroscopy and infrared frequency standards is reported. A single mode CW Ar ion laser, locked on a hyperfine component of the 13P(43-0) line of the B-X electronic transition 127I2 iodine molecule, is used as laser pump. Continuous wave oscillation is observed on transitions belonging to the B-X system into highly excited vibrational levels of the ground state. The long term stability of the Ar laser (Δν/ν≈10-13 in 100 s) can be transferred to the iodine laser
Keywords :
argon; excited states; frequency measurement; hyperfine structure; infrared spectroscopy; iodine; ion lasers; laser frequency stability; measurement standards; molecular electronic states; optical pumping; rotational-vibrational energy transfer; 1.3 mum; 100 s; 127I2 iodine molecule; Ar; Ar+ laser; B-X electronic transition; Doppler-free stimulated-emission; I2; continuous wave oscillation; excited vibrational levels; frequency standard; hyperfine component; infrared frequency standards; laser pump; long term stability; optically pumped I2 laser; single mode CW Ar ion laser; spectroscopy; stability transfer; Argon; Infrared spectra; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Particle beam optics; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
