DocumentCode :
1074372
Title :
High stability CW waveguide CO2 laser for high resolution saturation spectroscopy
Author :
Lerberghe, A. ; Avrillier, Sigrid ; Borde, Christian J.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris-Nord, Villetaneuse, France
Volume :
14
Issue :
7
fYear :
1978
fDate :
7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
481
Lastpage :
486
Abstract :
We describe a stable waveguide CO2 laser for spectroscopic applications. The short term spectral width is less than 10 kHz and a 10-12flicker floor is reached for the Allan variance. A study of the oscillation frequency versus resonator length demonstrates the major influence of the anomalous index of refraction of the medium. Saturation resonances with a 20 kHz peak-to-peak width have been obtained with a very good signal-to-noise ratio. A complete spectrum of SF6 for 
(16) at 947.74 cm-1is given as an example to illustrate the 500 MHz bandwidth of the laser.
(16) at 947.74 cm-1is given as an example to illustrate the 500 MHz bandwidth of the laser.Keywords :
Chemical lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Spectroscopy; Sulfur hexafluoride; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1978.1069832
Filename :
1069832
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