DocumentCode
3448059
Title
South African Frequency Standard Through Digital Diode Laser Stabilisation to a Sub-Doppler Rovibrational Line of Acetylene
Author
Prinsloo, M.J. ; Singh, S. ; Venables, D.
Author_Institution
National Metrol. Lab., CSIR, Pretoria
fYear
2004
fDate
38139
Firstpage
424
Lastpage
425
Abstract
To cater for the needs of industry the CSIR-NML has developed a primary optical frequency standard. The frequency standard is based on a technique of locking a diode laser´s output wavelength to an absorption line of acetylene at a known pressure. These absorption lines are a fundamental characteristic of acetylene
Keywords
frequency standards; laser stability; semiconductor lasers; South Africa; absorption lines; acetylene; digital diode laser stabilisation; diode laser output wavelength locking; frequency standard; sub-Doppler rovibrational line; Absorption; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Fiber optics; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical amplifiers; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8494-6
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-8494-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2004.305290
Filename
4097301
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