Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb
The optical frequency comb generator (OFCG) is an attractive optical reference source for various applications such as optical frequency metrology, precision spectroscopy and telecommunications [D.J. Jones, S.A. Diddams, J.K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R.S. Windeler, S.T. Cundif...
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doaj-f47d207f41024cb19303eae4ddc7e9842021-08-19T13:16:12ZengEDP SciencesInternational Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering2107-68392107-68472012-01-013210110610.1051/ijmqe/2012012ijmqe120012Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency combSamoudi B.Pérez Ma MarFerreira-Barragáns S.Prieto E.The optical frequency comb generator (OFCG) is an attractive optical reference source for various applications such as optical frequency metrology, precision spectroscopy and telecommunications [D.J. Jones, S.A. Diddams, J.K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R.S. Windeler, S.T. Cundiff, Science 288, 635–639 (2000); T. Udem, R. Holzwarth, T.W. Hänsch, Nature 416, 233–237 (2002); T.W. Hänsch, J. Alnis, P. Fendel, M. Fischer, C. Gohle, M. Herrmann, R. Holzwarth, N. Kolachevsky, Th. Udem, M. Zimmermann, Philos. Trans. R. Soc. A 363, 2155–2163 (2005)]. In particular, the OFCG can be used as source for absolute frequency measurement, providing a precise ruler for length metrology. In the present work we describe the results of absolute frequency measurements of primary wavelength standards at 633 nm on the sixth components, d, e, f, g, h and i of the R(127) 11-5 hyperfine transition of the 127I2 molecule, at the Spanish Centre of Metrology, CEM. The values obtained with a femtosecond frequency comb (FC1500, Menlo Systems) at CEM are compared with the values recommended by the Consultative Committee for Length (CCL) [T.J. Quinn, Metrologia 40, 103–133 (2003)]. This determination was made by beat frequency method between a femtosecond laser comb and an iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser. The difference between the mean frequency of the sixth components of the standard laser and those of CCL recommended values for the same components was found to be 6.557 kHz.https://www.metrology-journal.org/articles/ijmqe/pdf/2012/02/ijmqe120012.pdffrequency combslength standardmode-locked laseroptical frequency metrology |
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Samoudi B. Pérez Ma Mar Ferreira-Barragáns S. Prieto E. Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering frequency combs length standard mode-locked laser optical frequency metrology |
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Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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Absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
He-Ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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absolute optical frequency measurements of iodine-stabilized
he-ne laser at 633 nm by using a femtosecond laser frequency comb |
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International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering |
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The optical frequency comb generator (OFCG) is an attractive optical reference source for
various applications such as optical frequency metrology, precision spectroscopy and
telecommunications [D.J. Jones, S.A. Diddams, J.K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R.S. Windeler, S.T.
Cundiff, Science 288, 635–639 (2000); T. Udem, R. Holzwarth, T.W. Hänsch,
Nature 416, 233–237 (2002); T.W. Hänsch, J. Alnis, P. Fendel, M. Fischer, C.
Gohle, M. Herrmann, R. Holzwarth, N. Kolachevsky, Th. Udem, M. Zimmermann, Philos. Trans.
R. Soc. A 363, 2155–2163 (2005)]. In particular, the OFCG can be used as
source for absolute frequency measurement, providing a precise ruler for length metrology.
In the present work we describe the results of absolute frequency measurements of primary
wavelength standards at 633 nm on the sixth components, d, e, f, g, h and i of the R(127)
11-5 hyperfine transition of the 127I2 molecule, at the Spanish
Centre of Metrology, CEM. The values obtained with a femtosecond frequency comb (FC1500,
Menlo Systems) at CEM are compared with the values recommended by the Consultative
Committee for Length (CCL) [T.J. Quinn, Metrologia 40, 103–133 (2003)]. This
determination was made by beat frequency method between a femtosecond laser comb and an
iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser. The difference between the mean frequency of the sixth
components of the standard laser and those of CCL recommended values for the same
components was found to be 6.557 kHz. |
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frequency combs length standard mode-locked laser optical frequency metrology |
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https://www.metrology-journal.org/articles/ijmqe/pdf/2012/02/ijmqe120012.pdf |
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