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

fYear

2002

fDate

16-21 June 2002

Firstpage

572

Lastpage

573

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7242-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034976

Filename

1034976