Modulation-free sub-Doppler laser frequency stabilization to molecular iodine with a common-path, two-color interferometer
Optics Express, Vol. 12, Issue 4, pp. 644-650 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.000644
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Abstract
Recently, a simple common-path, two-color interferometer has been used for Doppler-free saturated dispersion spectroscopy of iodine. We have used such a set-up to stabilize a Nd:YAG laser for the first time, to our knowledge. This method requires only a small number of low-cost optical components compared to frequency modulation techniques. We have measured a root Allan variance of 5·10-12 for 0.2 s, and below 5·10-11 for integration times up to 300 s.
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OCIS Codes
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
(300.6360) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, laser
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History
Original Manuscript: January 21, 2004
Revised Manuscript: February 12, 2004
Published: February 23, 2004
Citation
P. Burdack, M. Tröbs, M. Hunnekuhl, C. Fallnich, and I. Freitag, "Modulation-free sub-Doppler laser frequency stabilization to molecular iodine with a common-path, two-color interferometer," Opt. Express 12, 644-650 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-12-4-644
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