Development of a 1.5 micron acetylene stabilised frequency standard and the measurement of its frequency using single Sr/sup +/ standard

Author

Czajkowski, A. ; Madej, A.A. ; Siemsen, K.J. ; Bernard, J.E.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand. Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

fYear

2002

fDate

16-21 June 2002

Firstpage

566

Lastpage

567

Abstract

We report progress on the development of an optical frequency standard at 1.5 micron referenced to rovibrational transitions in acetylene. This work not only yields a frequency reference of relevance to precision physical measurements, but also addresses the near term need for 100 kHz-1 MHz accuracy in calibration procedures for dense WDM optical communication systems. Absolute frequency measurements of a tuneable diode laser stabilized on the acetylene saturated-absorption lines are being carried out using a link to the accurate NRC single ion reference.

Keywords

calibration; frequency standards; gas lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; optical communication; 1.5 micron; 100 kHz to 1 MHz; NRC single ion reference; Sr; acetylene saturated-absorption lines; acetylene stabilised frequency standard; calibration procedures; dense WDM optical communication systems; frequency measurement; laser calibration; optical frequency standard; single Sr/sup +/ standard; tuneable diode laser; Calibration; Diode lasers; Frequency measurement; Measurement standards; Optical fiber communication; Optical saturation; Standards development; Strontium; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7242-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034973

Filename

1034973