Developing an optical frequency standard at 532 nm

Author

Eickhoff, M.L. ; Hall, J.L.

Author_Institution

Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophys., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

June 27 1994-July 1 1994

Firstpage

165

Lastpage

166

Abstract

A frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser is used to study the hyperfine structure of several rovibrational transitions in molecular iodine via modulation transfer spectroscopy. Comparison of two independent lasers stabilized onto separate hyperfine components allows characterization of the stability, reproducibility and possible systematic shifts with pressure and power.<>

Keywords

frequency measurement; iodine; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; measurement standards; modulation spectroscopy; molecular hyperfine structure; molecular rotation-vibration; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 532 nm; I/sub 2/; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; frequency reference; frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser; hyperfine structure; modulation transfer spectroscopy; molecular iodine; optical frequency standard; reproducibility; rovibrational transitions; shifts; stability; Frequency synthesizers; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical ring resonators; Pump lasers; Reproducibility of results; Spectroscopy; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1984-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1994.333400

Filename

333400