Coherent heterodyne-assisted pulsed spectroscopy (CHAPS): A new technique for precision measurement

Author

Baldwin, Kenneth G H ; Kono, Mitsuhiko ; He, Yabai ; White, Richard T. ; Orr, Brian J.

Author_Institution

Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A new pulsed spectroscopic technique combines optical heterodyne detection with frequency binning. Its utility is demonstrated via Doppler-free two-photon excitation in cesium using an injection-seeded pulsed optical parametric oscillator, operated close to the Fourier-transform limit.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; chirp modulation; heterodyne detection; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric oscillators; two-photon processes; Doppler-free two-photon excitation; Fourier-transform limit; coherent heterodyne-assisted pulsed spectroscopy; frequency binning; injection-seeded pulsed optical parametric oscillator; optical heterodyne detection; precision measurement technique; Bandwidth; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Helium; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627844

Filename

4627844