Two stage laser stabilization using external cavities:: Application to a 10 μm CO2 laser locked to an OsO4 transition

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Siemsen, KJ [1 ]
Bernard, JE [1 ]
Dubé, P [1 ]
Madej, AA [1 ]
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[1] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Natl Measurement Stand, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2004年 / 78卷 / 3-4期
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10.1007/s00340-004-1411-z
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A cw carbon dioxide laser, operating on the 10 mum R(0) transition (28.832 THz), was stabilized by locking its frequency to an evacuated Fabry-Perot cavity. The Fabry-Perot cavity was in turn stabilized to the saturated absorption resonance of the Q(15) line of (OsO4)-Os-188 , contained in a second Fabry-Perot cavity. Cesium-clock referenced, frequency chain measurements of the resultant line frequency are presented together with detailed studies of the line shift sensitivities to various operating parameters.
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