Title :
Measurement of the frequency of acetylene transitions at 1540 nm with a mode-locked Cr:YAG laser
Author :
Bernard, J.E. ; Alcock, A.J. ; Chepurov, S.V. ; Czajkowski, A. ; Madej, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An optical frequency comb from a mode-locked Cr:YAG laser is used to produce a frequency atlas for the region of 1520-1550 nm through measurements of frequency differences for transitions in 12C2H2 and 13C2H2.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; optical variables measurement; organic compounds; semiconductor lasers; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; acetylene transitions; frequency measurement; mode-locked Cr:YAG laser; optical frequency comb; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical harmonic generation; Optical saturation; Reproducibility of results;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528032