Title :
Fast stabilization of a CO/sub 2/ laser for a frequency standard at 10 /spl mu/m
Author :
Pisani, M.Q. ; Sassi, M.P. ; Zucco, M.
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Metrol. G. Colonnetti, Torino, Italy
fDate :
June 27 1994-July 1 1994
Abstract :
A CO/sub 2/ laser has been frequency stabilized to an OsO/sub 4/ transition with a control bandwidth of 10 kHz. The obtained spectral purity of the laser is 100 Hz. The realization of very accurate frequency standards and experiments of high resolution spectroscopy in the 10 /spl mu/m region are made possible by this source.<>
Keywords :
carbon compounds; frequency measurement; gas lasers; infrared spectroscopy; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; laser transitions; measurement standards; 10 kHz; 10 mum; 100 Hz; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser; OsO/sub 4/; OsO/sub 4/ transition; control bandwidth; frequency stability; frequency standard; high resolution spectroscopy; spectral purity; Frequency modulation; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical control; Optical modulation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1984-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1994.333385
