Title :
Frequency-comb based absolute measurement of infrared frequencies of atoms and molecules
Author :
De Natale, P. ; Cancio, P. ; Giusfredi, G. ; Mazzotti, D. ; Krachmalnicoff, V. ; Inguscio, M. ; de Mauro, C.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Nazionale di Ottica, Firenze, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents frequency-comb (OFS) based absolute measurement of infrared frequencies of atoms and molecules. For these new measurements, the 1083 inn laser sources are directly phase-locked to the nearest OFS frequency, thus avoiding intermediate molecular or atomic frequency references, as used in. This approach simplifies the experimental apparatus and improves the frequency precision of the measurements.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; laser mode locking; measurement by laser beam; 1083 nm; absolute frequency measurement; atomic frequency; direct phase-locking; frequency precision; frequency-comb measurement; infrared frequencies; laser sources; molecular frequency; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Infrared spectra; Laser transitions; Spectroscopy; Testing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567353
