Title :
Optical frequency standard at 1.3 /spl mu/m and 659 nm based on an iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Feng-Lei Hong ; Zhi-Yi Bi ; Ruixiang Guo ; Ishikawa, J. ; Kurosu, T. ; Onae, A. ; Matsumoto, M. ; Nakagawa, K.
Author_Institution :
NMIJ/AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A 1319-nm Nd:YAG laser is frequency-stabilized by locking the frequency-doubled output (659 nm) to the Doppler-free absorption lines of molecular iodine. We measure the absolute frequency, and evaluate the stability and reproducibility of the frequency-stabilized laser by using a femtosecond (fs) comb that is phase coherently connected to Cs clocks at NMIJ/AIST.
Keywords :
frequency standards; iodine; laser frequency stability; laser variables measurement; measurement by laser beam; neodymium; optical variables measurement; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1.3 micron; 1319 nm; 659 nm; Cs clocks; Doppler-free absorption lines; I; I-stabilized Nd:YAG laser; NMIJ/AIST; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; femtosecond comb; frequency-doubled output; frequency-stabilized laser; iodine-stabilized laser; molecular iodine; optical communication; optical frequency standard; stability evaluation; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser stability; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7242-5
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034976
