Title :
Stabilization and frequency measurement of the I2-stabilized Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Hall, John L. ; Ma, Long-Sheng ; Taubman, Matthew ; Tiemann, Bruce ; Hong, Feng-Lei ; Pfister, Olivier ; Ye, Jun
Author_Institution :
Div. of Quantum Phys., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report improved stabilization results for and progress toward a more accurate frequency measurement of the 532 nm iodine-stabilized system based on a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG ring laser. We confirm the CCL-adopted frequency well within its stated uncertainty (±40 kHz)
Keywords :
frequency measurement; iodine; laser frequency stability; laser variables measurement; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; ring lasers; solid lasers; 532 nm; I2; I2 stabilization; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; frequency measurement; frequency-doubled Nd:YAG ring laser; Amplitude modulation; Frequency measurement; Laser noise; Laser stability; Metrology; NIST; Neodymium; Optical modulation; Ring lasers; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on