Nonlinear optics to measure the frequency of iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG

Author

Taubman, M. ; Tiemann, B. ; Long-Sheng Ma ; Feng-Lei Hong ; Pfister, O. ; Jun Ye ; Hall, J.L.

Author_Institution

Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

450

Lastpage

451

Abstract

Summary form only given. We use the cycle-conserving accuracy of phase-matched nonlinear optics to make a precision measurement of the frequency of 532 nm of frequency-doubled Nd:YAG, stabilized to the /spl alpha/ component in the R(56) 32-0 line of molecular iodine. This line is very strong and free of interfering background resonances and can be reached easily by doubling the commercially available stable lasers based on monolithic Nd:YAG.

Keywords

laser frequency stability; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; measurement errors; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; /spl alpha/ component; 532 nm; I/sub 2/; R(56) 32-0 line; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; cycle-conserving accuracy; interfering background resonances; iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser frequency measurement; molecular iodine; monolithic Nd:YAG laser frequency doubling; nonlinear optics; phase-matched nonlinear optics; precision measurement; stable lasers; Design for manufacture; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Servomechanisms; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676484

Filename

676484